Going-to-the-Sun Road, West Glacier, Flathead County, MT

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88 b&w photos
56 data pages
7 photo caption pages

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TITLE:
Going-to-the-Sun Road, West Glacier, Flathead County, MT

CALL NUMBER:
HAER MONT,15-WEGLA,5-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Measured Drawing(s): 17 (24 x 36 in.)
Photo(s): 88 (2.25 x 2.25 in., 4 x 5 in., and 8 x 10 in.)
Data Page(s): 55 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 7

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER MT-67

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-15; N814).

Building/structure dates: 1911 initial construction

Building/structure dates: 1921 subsequent work

Building/structure dates: 1925 subsequent work

Building/structure dates: 1931 subsequent work

Building/structure dates: 1933 subsequent work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 97000345

Part of building/structure is in Triple Arch vicinity, Flathead County, MT.

Significance: Going-to-the-Sun Road is a 51-mile stretch of scenic mountain road in Glacier National Park. The road is significant as a unique engineering accomplishment of the early twentieth century, in that approximately twelve miles of its total length was literally carved out of the precipitous mountainside, with a minimum of powered equipment. The road is also significant as the first product of a 1925 cooperative agreement between the National Park Service and the Bureau of Public Roads. The road set a precedent in the National Park system, and demonstrated the principles of successfully integrating man-made features into the natural landscape.

SUBJECTS:
MONTANA--Flathead County--West Glacier
civil engineering
roads
transportation

OTHER TITLE:
Glacier National Park

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.mt0242

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. View of Lake McDonald from eastern shore, looking northeast
2. View from road along McDonald Creek, looking northeast toward Garden Wall
3. View from road along McDonald Creek, looking northeast toward Garden Wall
4. View from road along McDonald Creek, looking west
5. View of Bird Woman Falls from road near Logan Creek, looking southeast
6. Masonry retaining wall at The Loop, looking north
7. View of Heaven's Peak from lower window of West Side Tunnel
8. View of McDonald Creek Valley from The Loop, looking south
9. View of Heaven's Peak from The Loop, looking west
10. View of Alder Creek Valley, looking south
11. View of Haystack Creek from curve, looking northeast
12. Panoramic view from Haystack Creek, looking southwest (Note: three photographs overlap to form full view)
13. Panoramic view from Haystack Creek, looking southwest (Note: three photographs overlap to form full view)
14. Panoramic view from Haystack Creek, looking southwest (Note: three photographs overlap to form full view)
15. View of McDonald Creek Valley and Going-to-the-Sun Road, looking west from Haystack Creek
16. View of Weeping Wall from Going-to-the-Sun Road, looking west
17. View of McDonald Creek Valley from near Haystack Creek, looking southwest
18. View of McDonald Creek Valley from Weeping Wall, looking southwest
19. View of Mt. Oberlin and Clements Mtn. from Weeping Wall, looking south
20. View of Garden Wall from "Big Bend" turnout above Weeping Wall, looking southwest
21. View of waterfall above "Big Bend" turnout, looking east
22. View of McDonald Creek Valley and Bird Woman Falls from Snowpack Creek, looking west
23. View of road from Snowpack Creek, looking north
24. View of Logan Creek Valley from road just west of Logan Pass, looking north toward Haystack Butte
25. View of Logan Creek Valley from west slope of Logan Pass, looking north toward Haystack Butte and Garden Wall
26. View of Logan Creek Valley from Logan Pass, looking north toward Haystack Butte and Garden Wall
27. Panoramic view from boardwalk west of Logan Pass Visitor Center, Mt. Oberlin on left, Reynold's Mtn. on right (Note: six photographs overlap to form full view)
28. Panoramic view from boardwalk west of Logan Pass Visitor Center, Mt. Oberlin on left, Reynold's Mtn. on right (Note: six photographs overlap to form full view)
29. Panoramic view from boardwalk west of Logan Pass Visitor Center, Mt. Oberlin on left, Reynold's Mtn. on right (Note: six photographs overlap to form full view)
30. Panoramic view from boardwalk west of Logan Pass Visitor Center, Mt. Oberlin on left, Reynold's Mtn. on right (Note: six photographs overlap to form full view)
31. Panoramic view from boardwalk west of Logan Pass Visitor Center, Mt. Oberlin on left, Reynold's Mtn. on right (Note: six photographs overlap to form full view)
32. Panoramic view from boardwalk west of Logan Pass Visitor Center, Mt. Oberlin on left, Reynold's Mtn. on right (Note: six photographs overlap to form full view)
33. View of Going-to-the-Sun Mountain from Logan Pass, looking east
34. View of Going-to-the-Sun Mountain from Logan Pass, looking east
35. View of Going-to-the-Sun Mountain from Logan Pass, looking east
36. View looking east from Logan Pass Visitor Center, with "Bishop's Cap" and Piegan Mountain in background
37. View of Clements Mtn. from Logan Pass Visitor Center, looking west
38. Panoramic view of Reynold's Creek Valley (Note: two photographs overlap to form full view)
39. Panoramic view of Reynold's Creek Valley (Note: two photographs overlap to form full view)
40. View from Logan Pass, looking east toward Going-to-the-Sun Mtn.
41. View from Logan Pass, looking east toward Going-to-the-Sun Mtn.
42. View of Heavy Runner Mtn. and Citadel Mtn. from west of Siyeh Bend, looking south
43. View of Siyeh Creek from Siyeh Bend, looking south
44. View of Siyeh Bend from turnout, with interpretive sign in foreground, looking north
45. View of Jackson Glacier from west of Sunrift Gorge, looking south
46. View of Jackson Glacier from west of Sunrift Gorge, looking south
47. Panoramic view of Reynold's Creek and St. Mary Valley from east of East Side Tunnel, looking south (Note: four photogrpahs overlap to form full view)
48. Panoramic view of Reynold's Creek and St. Mary Valley from east of East Side Tunnel, looking south (Note: four photogrpahs overlap to form full view)
49. Panoramic view of Reynold's Creek and St. Mary Valley from east of East Side Tunnel, looking south (Note: four photogrpahs overlap to form full view)
50. Panoramic view of Reynold's Creek and St. Mary Valley from east of East Side Tunnel, looking south (Note: four photogrpahs overlap to form full view)
51. View of St. Mary Lake from Going-to-the-Sun Point, looking west
52. View of St. Mary Lake from Dead Horse Point, looking east
53. View of Wild Goose Island from just west of Golden Staircase, looking west
54. View of Glacier National Park mountain range from St. Mary Visitor Center, looking west
55. View looking west toward valley and Heaven's Peak
56. View from failure area on Going-to-the-Sun Road looking south toward Mt. Reynolds
57. Looking west from Triple Arches toward Glacier Wall and Heaven's Peak
58. Going-to-the-Sun Road looking east toward Triple Arches with easternmost arch visible just left of center
59. View from atop wall just west of cement wall area, showing Triple Arches to the east with easternmost arch right of center
60. View from road west of failure area, looking east toward Triple Arches
61. Looking west beyond failure area from road curve, with faint mountain vista in background
62. Looking west beyond failure area, with cement wall visible about 60' west of area in photo MT-67-61
63. Looking east approximately 240 degrees on the Going-to-the-Sun Road toward Triple Arches
64. Looking east toward area west of failure where cement wall is visible
65. Closeup of area just east of cement wall, view to west
66. Looking northwest 340 degrees on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, showing failure area in the center of photograph
67. Wide northeast view of area just west of Waterfall Arch along most of the stone wall area prior to cement wall
68. Looking east on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, with failure area just left of center
69. Looking east on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, with failure area just below center of photograph
70. View east from Going-to-the-Sun Road failure area, with Triple Arches visible in the distance
71. Section of rock guardrail (not original) to be removed during construction
72. View from Going-to-the-Sun Road showing guardrail at failure area, looking east toward Triple Arches
73. Closeup of stone wall just east of failure area, looking north
74. Closeup of stone wall just east of failure area, looking north
75. Closeup of stone wall just west of failure area, looking west
76. Closeup just west of MT-67-75, looking west
77. Closeup of stone wall at failure area, looking north
78. View of slope east of failure area with Waterfall Arch visible, looking north
79. View west toward failure area just west of Triple Arches
80. Looking north from Going-to-the-Sun Road at wooden guardrail area
81. View northeast, looking up at stone wall and wooden guardrail area west of Triple Arches
82. Looking west up the stone wall and wooden guardrail area west off Triple Arches
83. Wall area at end of wooden guardrail west of Triple Arches, looking east
84. View northeast showing stone wall below wooden rails
85. View northwest, showing stone wall just west of view MT-67-84
86. View east, showing Triple Arches slightly right of center and Waterfall Arch to the left
87. Looking straight (southeast) toward Triple Arches from Going-to-the-Sun Road failure area
88. Close view of Triple Arches area and slope below, view easterly

CONTROL #:
MT0242

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