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| Location | Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 44°38′16″N 110°36′54″W / 44.63778°N 110.61500°W |
| Architect | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; National Park Service |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001345 |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 2003[1] |
The Grand Loop Road is a historic district which encompasses the primary road system in Yellowstone National Park. Much of the 140-mile (230 km) system was originally planned by Captain Hiram M. Chittenden of the US Army Corps of Engineers in the early days of the park, when it was under military administration. The Grand Loop Road provides access to the major features of the park, including the Upper, Midway and Lower geyser basins, Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower Fall, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Yellowstone Lake.[2]
A number of other historic districts adjoin the Grand Loop in Yellowstone, including Mammoth Hot Springs, North Entrance Road, Roosevelt Lodge, Lake Fish Hatchery and Old Faithful historic districts.
Grand Loop Rd. includes unsigned portions of US 20, US 89, US 191 and US 287, all of which traverse the park. The road was named by Harry W. Frantz in 1923, who served as the park's publicist before beginning a long career as a journalist.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Grand Loop Road Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. October 24, 2008. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ "Yellowstone Net". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008.