Acadia CompassMount Desert Island, Maine
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Cobblestone Bridge

The first bridge, 1917, and the only one faced in cobbles.

easy · 1.6 mi Kid friendly Few people Position approximate

John D. Rockefeller Jr. began his carriage road bridges here. Engineer Charles Simpson chose rounded cobbles rather than cut granite, which no later bridge repeated. Reached by the Jordan Stream Path.

EraPark founding
Seasonyear round
Coordinates44.304, -68.256
Source of positionEST, estimated
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