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Entrance Road (Devils Tower National Monument)
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The Entrance Road at Devils Tower National Monument
is a scenic road that provides the approach to the Devil's Tower eminence, affording planned views to arriving visitors. The entrance road is a 3 miles (4.8 km) long, two-lane, asphalt paved road that spans the distance between the Entrance Station and the visitor parking area located just west of Devil's Tower. The road provides access to the monument's primary developed areas, such as headquarters and visitor center. It was originally constructed in 1917 with an eight percent grade and a ford at the Belle Fourche River
. A bridge was built in 1928, and the road was extensively altered in the 1930s with labor from the Civilian Conservation Corps
, improving grades and alignments. CCC camp NM-1 remained at Devil's Tower from 1935 to 1938. A complete loop was planned by the National Park Service
Engineering Division in 1927, but was never carried out. The entrance road at Devils Tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
as an example of close integration with the natural surroundings.
Much of the CCC work involved realignment of the existing road and the careful obliteration of the old alignment, using young trees and sod stockpiled during construction of the new alignment.
Devils Tower National Monument
Devils Tower is an igneous intrusion or laccolith located in the Black Hills near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River...
is a scenic road that provides the approach to the Devil's Tower eminence, affording planned views to arriving visitors. The entrance road is a 3 miles (4.8 km) long, two-lane, asphalt paved road that spans the distance between the Entrance Station and the visitor parking area located just west of Devil's Tower. The road provides access to the monument's primary developed areas, such as headquarters and visitor center. It was originally constructed in 1917 with an eight percent grade and a ford at the Belle Fourche River
Belle Fourche River
The Belle Fourche River is a tributary of the Cheyenne River, approximately long, in the U.S. states of Wyoming and South Dakota. It is part of the Mississippi River watershed via the Cheyenne and Missouri rivers....
. A bridge was built in 1928, and the road was extensively altered in the 1930s with labor from the Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
, improving grades and alignments. CCC camp NM-1 remained at Devil's Tower from 1935 to 1938. A complete loop was planned by the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
Engineering Division in 1927, but was never carried out. The entrance road at Devils Tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as an example of close integration with the natural surroundings.
Much of the CCC work involved realignment of the existing road and the careful obliteration of the old alignment, using young trees and sod stockpiled during construction of the new alignment.
See also
- Entrance Station-Devils Tower National Monument
- Old Headquarters Area Historic DistrictOld Headquarters Area Historic DistrictThe Old Headquarters Area at Devils Tower National Monument includes three structures and their surroundings, including the old headquarters building, the custodian's house, and the fire hose house...
- Tower Ladder-Devils Tower National Monument
External links
- National Park Service Devils Tower First Fifty Years - The Early Years
- National Park Service Devils Tower First Fifty Years - The 1930s
- Devils Tower Entrance Road at Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office