Historic Buildings & Bridges

Buildings and bridges make up the majority of Acadia National Park's historic structures. The National Park Service (NPS) defines 'historic' as older than 50 years old, but has a much more stringent requirements as to how it manages structures that are on the National Register Historic Places or reach other historical benchmarks.

 

Historic Buildings

Many of Acadia's historic buildings pre-date the park including the Carroll Homestead and multiple lighthouses. Some are associated with the early days of tourism that lead to the park's creation such as the Jordan Pond area, Sieur de Monts Spring Area and buildings associated with the park's historic campgrounds.

Grosvenor Atterbury's carriage road gatehouses and Apartment Building One on the Schoodic Peninsula remain the architectural highlights of Acadia's historic buildings. These impressive structures join other 20th century buildings built by the park for tourist use to round out the park's list of historic buildings including the Thunder Hole Ranger Station and Hulls Cove Visitor Center.

 

Historic Bridges

Acadia's historic bridges span streams, ocean waters, and roads. The park has various historic bridges of both stone and wood along the park's incredible network of historic trails and an impressive suite of stone faced historic bridges associated with the carriage roads and motor roads.

Acadia's Historic Bridges and Construction Dates

1. Cobblestone Bridge - 1917
2. Jordan Stream Little Bridges - 1919
3. Little Harbor Brook Bridge - 1919
4. Jordan Pond Dam Bridge - 1920
5. Hemlock Bridge - 1924
6. Waterfall Bridge - 1925
7. Hadlock Brook Bridge - 1926
8. Chasm Brook Bridge - 1926
9. Bubble Pond Bridge - 1928
10. Eagle Lake Bridge - 1928
11. Deer Brook Bridge - 1929
12. Duck Brook Bridge - 1929
13. Eagle Lake Little Bridges - 1931
14. Amphitheater Bridge - 1931
15. West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge - 1931
16. Aunt Betty Pond Little Bridges - 1931
17. Cliffside Bridge - 1932
18. Jordan Pond Road Bridge - 1932
19. Stanley Brook Bridge - 1933
20. Stanley Brook Little Bridges - 1933
21. Otter Creek Cove Bridge and Causeway - 1938
22. Kebo Brook Bridge - 1938
23. State Route 3 Bridge (Blackwoods) - 1939
24. Fish House Bridge - 1939
25. Little Hunters Beach Brook Bridge - 1939
26. Hunters Beach Brook Bridge - 1939
27. Sieur de Monts Spring Bridge - 1939
28. Triad-Day Mountain Bridge - 1941
29. Wildwood Farm Bridge - 1941
30. Duck Brook Motor Bridge - 1950
31. Route 233 Bridge - 1952
32. New Eagle Lake Road Bridge - 1952