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Deer Brook Bridge, Spanning Deer Brook on Eagle Lake-Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Deer Brook Bridge, Spanning Deer Brook on Eagle Lake-Jordan Pond Carri...

Significance: The Deer Brook Bridge carries the Jordan Pond-Eagle Lake Carriage Road over its namesake stream, and provides a grade separation with the Deer Brook Trail. The bridge spans the stream on two tall ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain C...

Significance: One of only two Gothic-arched bridges on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Hemlock Bridge is one of eight major stone bridges on the "Around-the-Mountain" carriage road loop. The pointed arch... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Bubble Pond Bridge, Spanning abandoned Motor Road on Bubble Pond Carriage Road, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Bubble Pond Bridge, Spanning abandoned Motor Road on Bubble Pond Carri...

Significance: Although John D. Rockefeller, Jr., had sought to have a relatively formal bridge constructed over the park motor road at Bubble Pond, his plans for the structure were rejected by the National Park... More

Deer Brook Bridge, Spanning Deer Brook on Eagle Lake-Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Deer Brook Bridge, Spanning Deer Brook on Eagle Lake-Jordan Pond Carri...

Significance: The Deer Brook Bridge carries the Jordan Pond-Eagle Lake Carriage Road over its namesake stream, and provides a grade separation with the Deer Brook Trail. The bridge spans the stream on two tall ... More

Eagle Lake Bridge, Spanning Carriage Road on Eagle Lake Road (Route 233), Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Eagle Lake Bridge, Spanning Carriage Road on Eagle Lake Road (Route 23...

Significance: The Eagle Lake Road Bridge provides a grade separation between its namesake road (now Maine Route 3) and a carriage road connector. Such structures help ensure traffic efficiency while eliminating... More

Jordan Pond Dam Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Jordan Pond Dam Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Jordan Pond Carriage...

Significance: Copied from a bridge in New York's Central Park, Chasm Bridge bears the Sargent Mountain carriage road loop across Jordan Stream on a shallow segmental arch. The bridge design was previously used... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Eagle Lake Bridge, Spanning Carriage Road on Eagle Lake Road (Route 233), Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Eagle Lake Bridge, Spanning Carriage Road on Eagle Lake Road (Route 23...

Significance: The Eagle Lake Road Bridge provides a grade separation between its namesake road (now Maine Route 3) and a carriage road connector. Such structures help ensure traffic efficiency while eliminating... More

West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge, Spanning West Branch Jordan Stream on Asticou-Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge, Spanning West Branch Jordan Stream o...

Significance: Copied from a bridge in New York's Central Park, the West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge bears the Amphitheater Road across an intermittent stream on a narrow Roman arch. A major structure built to ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain C...

Significance: One of only two Gothic-arched bridges on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Hemlock Bridge is one of eight major stone bridges on the "Around-the-Mountain" carriage road loop. The pointed arch... More

Little Harbor Brook Bridge, Spanning Little Harbor Brook on Asticou-Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Little Harbor Brook Bridge, Spanning Little Harbor Brook on Asticou-Jo...

Significance: Copied from a bridge in New York's Central Park, the Little Harbor Brook Bridge bears the Asticou-Jordan Pond carriage road across an intermittent stream on a shallow segmental arch. The bridge d... More

Chasm Brook Bridge, Spanning Chasm Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Chasm Brook Bridge, Spanning Chasm Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carr...

Significance: Copied from a bridge in New York's Central Park, Chasm Bridge bears the Sargent Mountain carriage road loop across its namesake stream on a shallow segmental arch. The bridge design was previousl... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Cobblestone Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Gardiner-Mitchell Hill-Jordan Stream Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Cobblestone Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Gardiner-Mitchell Hill-J...

Significance: The first of the Rockefeller carriage road bridges on Mount Desert Island, Cobblestone Bridge is unique in being faced with small rounded stones or "cobbles." No other bridge on the system shares... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain C...

Significance: One of only two Gothic-arched bridges on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Hemlock Bridge is one of eight major stone bridges on the "Around-the-Mountain" carriage road loop. The pointed arch... More

Eagle Lake Bridge, Spanning Carriage Road on Eagle Lake Road (Route 233), Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Eagle Lake Bridge, Spanning Carriage Road on Eagle Lake Road (Route 23...

Significance: The Eagle Lake Road Bridge provides a grade separation between its namesake road (now Maine Route 3) and a carriage road connector. Such structures help ensure traffic efficiency while eliminating... More

Cobblestone Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Gardiner-Mitchell Hill-Jordan Stream Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Cobblestone Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Gardiner-Mitchell Hill-J...

Significance: The first of the Rockefeller carriage road bridges on Mount Desert Island, Cobblestone Bridge is unique in being faced with small rounded stones or "cobbles." No other bridge on the system shares... More

Chasm Brook Bridge, Spanning Chasm Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Chasm Brook Bridge, Spanning Chasm Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carr...

Significance: Copied from a bridge in New York's Central Park, Chasm Bridge bears the Sargent Mountain carriage road loop across its namesake stream on a shallow segmental arch. The bridge design was previousl... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge, Spanning West Branch Jordan Stream on Asticou-Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge, Spanning West Branch Jordan Stream o...

Significance: Copied from a bridge in New York's Central Park, the West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge bears the Amphitheater Road across an intermittent stream on a narrow Roman arch. A major structure built to ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain C...

Significance: One of only two Gothic-arched bridges on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Hemlock Bridge is one of eight major stone bridges on the "Around-the-Mountain" carriage road loop. The pointed arch... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain C...

Significance: One of only two Gothic-arched bridges on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Hemlock Bridge is one of eight major stone bridges on the "Around-the-Mountain" carriage road loop. The pointed arch... More

Cobblestone Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Gardiner-Mitchell Hill-Jordan Stream Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Cobblestone Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Gardiner-Mitchell Hill-J...

Significance: The first of the Rockefeller carriage road bridges on Mount Desert Island, Cobblestone Bridge is unique in being faced with small rounded stones or "cobbles." No other bridge on the system shares... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Bubble Pond Bridge, Spanning abandoned Motor Road on Bubble Pond Carriage Road, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Bubble Pond Bridge, Spanning abandoned Motor Road on Bubble Pond Carri...

Significance: Although John D. Rockefeller, Jr., had sought to have a relatively formal bridge constructed over the park motor road at Bubble Pond, his plans for the structure were rejected by the National Park... More

West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge, Spanning West Branch Jordan Stream on Asticou-Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge, Spanning West Branch Jordan Stream o...

Significance: Copied from a bridge in New York's Central Park, the West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge bears the Amphitheater Road across an intermittent stream on a narrow Roman arch. A major structure built to ... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain C...

Significance: One of only two Gothic-arched bridges on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Hemlock Bridge is one of eight major stone bridges on the "Around-the-Mountain" carriage road loop. The pointed arch... More

Little Harbor Brook Bridge, Spanning Little Harbor Brook on Asticou-Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Little Harbor Brook Bridge, Spanning Little Harbor Brook on Asticou-Jo...

Significance: Copied from a bridge in New York's Central Park, the Little Harbor Brook Bridge bears the Asticou-Jordan Pond carriage road across an intermittent stream on a shallow segmental arch. The bridge d... More

Bubble Pond Bridge, Spanning abandoned Motor Road on Bubble Pond Carriage Road, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Bubble Pond Bridge, Spanning abandoned Motor Road on Bubble Pond Carri...

Significance: Although John D. Rockefeller, Jr., had sought to have a relatively formal bridge constructed over the park motor road at Bubble Pond, his plans for the structure were rejected by the National Park... More

Deer Brook Bridge, Spanning Deer Brook on Eagle Lake-Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Deer Brook Bridge, Spanning Deer Brook on Eagle Lake-Jordan Pond Carri...

Significance: The Deer Brook Bridge carries the Jordan Pond-Eagle Lake Carriage Road over its namesake stream, and provides a grade separation with the Deer Brook Trail. The bridge spans the stream on two tall ... More

Jordan Pond Dam Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Jordan Pond Dam Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Jordan Pond Carriage...

Significance: Copied from a bridge in New York's Central Park, Chasm Bridge bears the Sargent Mountain carriage road loop across Jordan Stream on a shallow segmental arch. The bridge design was previously used... More

Garden at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate, designed by William Welles Bosworth

Garden at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate, designed by William W...

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Public domain photograph - park, sign, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eagle Lake Bridge, Spanning Carriage Road on Eagle Lake Road (Route 233), Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Eagle Lake Bridge, Spanning Carriage Road on Eagle Lake Road (Route 23...

Significance: The Eagle Lake Road Bridge provides a grade separation between its namesake road (now Maine Route 3) and a carriage road connector. Such structures help ensure traffic efficiency while eliminating... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Chasm Brook Bridge, Spanning Chasm Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Chasm Brook Bridge, Spanning Chasm Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carr...

Significance: Copied from a bridge in New York's Central Park, Chasm Bridge bears the Sargent Mountain carriage road loop across its namesake stream on a shallow segmental arch. The bridge design was previousl... More

Garden and house at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate, designed by William Welles Bosworth

Garden and house at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate, designed by...

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. The Arnold Genthe collection includes a wide range of photographs. It is particularly renowned for its photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, which Gent... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain C...

Significance: One of only two Gothic-arched bridges on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Hemlock Bridge is one of eight major stone bridges on the "Around-the-Mountain" carriage road loop. The pointed arch... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain C...

Significance: One of only two Gothic-arched bridges on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Hemlock Bridge is one of eight major stone bridges on the "Around-the-Mountain" carriage road loop. The pointed arch... More

West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge, Spanning West Branch Jordan Stream on Asticou-Jordan Pond Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge, Spanning West Branch Jordan Stream o...

Significance: Copied from a bridge in New York's Central Park, the West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge bears the Amphitheater Road across an intermittent stream on a narrow Roman arch. A major structure built to ... More

Garden and house at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate, designed by William Welles Bosworth

Garden and house at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate, designed by...

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. The Arnold Genthe collection includes a wide range of photographs. It is particularly renowned for its photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, which Gent... More

Donatello fountain in garden at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate, designed by William Welles Bosworth

Donatello fountain in garden at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate,...

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. The Arnold Genthe collection includes a wide range of photographs. It is particularly renowned for its photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, which Gent... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain C...

Significance: One of only two Gothic-arched bridges on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Hemlock Bridge is one of eight major stone bridges on the "Around-the-Mountain" carriage road loop. The pointed arch... More

Cobblestone Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Gardiner-Mitchell Hill-Jordan Stream Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Cobblestone Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Gardiner-Mitchell Hill-J...

Significance: The first of the Rockefeller carriage road bridges on Mount Desert Island, Cobblestone Bridge is unique in being faced with small rounded stones or "cobbles." No other bridge on the system shares... More