Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses

Infobox_nrhp | name =Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses
nrhp_type = hd

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caption = Stone bridge on carriage path in September, 2005.
nearest_city= Acadia National Park, Maine
locmapin = Maine
area =
built =1919
architect= Grosvenor Atterbury
architecture= Tudor Revival, Other
added = November 14, 1979
governing_body = NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
refnum=79000131cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
John D. Rockefeller Jr. gifted the precursor to Acadia National Park with much of its land area. Like many rusticators, Rockefeller, whose family fortune was derived from the petroleum industry, wanted to keep the island free of automobiles; but local governments allowed the entry of automobiles on the island's roads. Rockefeller constructed approximately 45 miles of carriage roads around the eastern half of the island. These roads were closed to automobiles and included many scenic vistas, as well as beautiful stone bridges and gatehouses. Within Acadia National Park these roads are open only to hikers, bicyclists, horseback riders, horse-drawn carriages and cross country skiers. [cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/acad/historyculture/historiccarriageroads.htm|title=Acadia National Park|access date+2008-04-07|publisher=National Park Service]

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