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Seven Mile Bridge, Spanning Gardner River at Grand Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park, Park County, WY



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Location
Spanning Gardner River at Grand Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park, WY

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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.

Notes
Survey number HAER WY-28
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N316).
Building/structure dates: 1932 initial construction
Significance: Seven Mile Bridge typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize man-made features with their natural surroundings. This philosophy is embodied in many of the park's Rustic Style buildings and structures.

Subjects
Concrete Girder Bridges
Transportation
Tourism


Related Names
Williams, G. M.
Bureau Of Public Roads
Stevens Brothers
Lowe, Jet, Photographer
Culpin, Mary Shivers, Historian


Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

Contents
Photograph caption(s): 
1. ELEVATION, LOOKING WEST
2. BELOW DECK VIEW
3. ELEVATION, LOOKING NORTH
ELEVATION, LOOKING WEST


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