Mammoth in Yellowstone National Park in Park County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Chittenden Memorial Bridge
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2015
1. Chittenden Memorial Bridge Marker
Corps of Engineers United States Army
1858 - 1917
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts.
Location. 44° 42.488′ N, 110° 30.175′ W. Marker is in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, in Park County. It is in Mammoth. It is at the intersection of Grand Loop Road and S Rim Drive, on the right when traveling north on Grand Loop Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yellowstone National Park WY 82190, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Bighorn Basin and in Greater Yellowstone. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brink of Upper Falls (approx. 0.4 miles away); Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River (approx. half a mile away); Uncle Toms Point (approx. 0.6 miles away); Geologic Junction (approx. 0.7 miles away); Uncle Toms Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); Brink of Lower Falls (approx. 0.8 miles away); Still Venting After All These Years (approx. 0.9 miles away); Waterfall Makers (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yellowstone National Park.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2015
2. Chittenden Memorial Bridge Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2015
3. Marker in Yellowstone Nat'l Park
As an officer of the Corps of Engineers, Chittenden was assigned to Yellowstone National Park several times. He built and improved the roads and took measures to protect the park against vandalism and encroachment.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2015
4. Chittenden Road
This road elsewhere in Yellowstone is also named for General Chittenden.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2015
5. Roosevelt Arch
One of Chittendens most notable achievements was the Roosevelt arch at the north entrance to the park.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 555 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 3, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
