Zion National Park Historic Trails System, West Rim Trail, Springdale, Washington County, UT
Summary
Significance: Built of native stone and associated with the "National Park Service-Rustic" architectural style, the West Rim Trail possesses architectural integrity. Rock used in the masonry switchback walls was quarried locally and shaped as little as possible to provide a rough appearance, yet stable construction.
Survey number: HAER UT-40-G
Building/structure dates: 1926 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1935 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1956 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1960 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1969 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1984 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Ruesch, Walter
Cowell, A E
Vint, Thomas C
Location
springdale, 37.25866, -112.92558
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html