Triple Arches Glacier National Park

Triple arches the going to the sun road is a civil engineering marvel and the triple arches is one of the iconic structures along the going to the sun road built completed in 1932.

Triple arches glacier national park.

This tour stop is part of the glacier national park part 2 tour. Going to the sun road point of interest. Just past the big bend is a 60 foot section of the road where the mountain was so steep that there was no flat ground on which to put a road. There is almost no better place to see them.

An elegant solution to an early engineering problem. Many of glacier national park s glaciers aren t visible from the road. Triple arches is one of the most recognizable features along the going to the sun road. Haystack falls along the going to the sun road in glacier national park.

N 48 43 057 w 113 43 106. The triple arches are probably the most renowned structure on the road. In the original construction of the road. Enjoy the views of glacier national park from this overlook.

12u e 300054 n 5399631. Physical location city county etc. 1 minute 19 seconds oberlin bend. About this tour stop.

Triple arches triple arches is one of the most recognizable features along the going to the sun road. Unexpected incidents in the park can have significant consequences for visitors said glacier national park superintendent jeff mow. Last year in early july the going to the sun road was closed for several hours due to a vehicle collision at triple arches according to the press release. An elegant solution to an early engineering problem it has become a symbol of the care and dedication in the original construction of the road.

Triple arches glacier park. Mountain goats are the symbol of glacier national park and are a common site on the going to the sun road. Triple arches is one of the most recognizable features along the going to the. Overview of the history of the triple arches bridge and the going to the sun road.