Carriage Road system

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The Carriage Road system is a historic network of crushed-stone roads and stone bridges in Acadia National Park, originally financed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. for horse-drawn carriages and now popular for walking, biking, and skiing.

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Carriage Road system canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic transportation infrastructure network ⓘ
road network ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessPolicy closed to private motor vehicles ⓘ
associatedWith American conservation movement ⓘ
Rockefeller family philanthropy ⓘ
constructionEnd 1940 ⓘ
constructionStart 1913 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse bicycling ⓘ
cross-country skiing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
walking ⓘ
developedBy John D. Rockefeller Jr. ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
financedBy John D. Rockefeller Jr. ⓘ
hasBridgeType arched stone bridges ⓘ
hasComponent gate lodges ⓘ
stone bridges ⓘ
stone gate posts ⓘ
hasDesignFeature motor-vehicle-free ⓘ
rustic landscape architecture ⓘ
scenic viewpoints ⓘ
stone culverts ⓘ
hasLength approximately 45 miles ⓘ
hasRegulation bicycles allowed ⓘ
horses allowed ⓘ
no private cars ⓘ
no snowmobiles ⓘ
hasSurface crushed stone ⓘ
hasViewOf Eagle Lake ⓘ
Jordan Pond ⓘ
Penobscot Mountain ⓘ
Sargent Mountain ⓘ
heritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn Acadia National Park ⓘ
Hancock County, Maine ⓘ
Maine ⓘ
Mount Desert Island ⓘ
maintainedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
notableFor extensive stone masonry ⓘ
integration with natural landscape ⓘ
originalPurpose horse-drawn carriage travel ⓘ
partOf Acadia National Park historic resources ⓘ
seasonalUse year-round ⓘ
tourismType outdoor recreation ⓘ
winterUse groomed for cross-country skiing ⓘ

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Acadia National Park → contains → Carriage Road system ⓘ