The Going-to-the-Sun Road Historic District is significant to the nation's transportation history because of its unprecedented engineering and its place as a link in the Park-to-Park Highway, first advocated by Stephen Mather in 1915.

2024年11月17日 · It took about 20 years and a lot of engineering to build the road connecting the east to the west sides. Some men quit when they saw the icy heights they’d have to climb. These photos show steps in the arduous process. The Going-to-the-Sun Road was designated as a National Historic Landmark and a National Civil Engineering Landmark

Going-to-the-Sun Road, also known as Glacier Route 1 Road, is notable as one of the first National Park Service projects specifically intended to accommodate the automobile-borne tourist. The road was first conceived by superintendent George Goodwin in 1917, who became the chief engineer of the Park Service the following year. [ 8 ]

2022年7月8日 · The name seems poetic and appropriate: legendary Going-to-the-Sun Mountain thrusts its magnificent uplift into the blue above the road modestly skirting its base.” The tiebreaker appears to be between Ruhle and Cramton, who represented Michigan in Congress but left office after defeat in a 1930 primary election, a few years before the Sun ...

While it took much more money and time than anticipated, the road – now called the “Going-to-the-Sun” Road (or Highway) – opened in 1933. The road became a model for approaches to roads in other National Parks and one of the premier scenic drives in the world.

2024年9月12日 · Among the 375 historic properties in Glacier National Park are six National Historic Landmarks: Going-to-the-Sun Road, Lake McDonald Lodge, Many Glacier Hotel, Granite Park Chalet, Sperry Chalet, and the Two Medicine Store.

The History and Preservation of Glacier’s Going-to-the-Sun Road Preserving the Historic Road in America Conference April 22-25, 2004 Portland, Oregon Jack L. Gordon Landscape Architect Glacier National Park

GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD CULTURAL PLAN I. INTRODUCTION A. Purpose. This plan is to guide management of the cultural resources of the Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTSR) in Glacier National Park. It describes the cultural values of the road, addresses issues related to their preservation and

2022年9月18日 · Thousands of miles of highways had to be built to bring tourists to Montana, but the most spectacular feat of roadbuilding was the construction of Going-to-the-Sun Road, dedicated in 1933. The road crosses the “backbone of the world,” as the region’s original inhabitants, the Blackfeet, called the Continental Divide.

Going-to-the-Sun Road was the first to carry visitors by the lakes, glaciers, alpine peaks, and meadows of Glacier National Park. The 50-mile route, which connected the east and west sides of the park and crossed the Continental Divide at Logan Pass, was surveyed in …