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Carter Road (Utah)

Coordinates: 40°43′11″N 109°43′10″W / 40.71972°N 109.71944°W / 40.71972; -109.71944
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Carter Road
Carter Road (Utah) is located in Utah
Carter Road (Utah)
Carter Road (Utah) is located in the United States
Carter Road (Utah)
LocationAshley National Forest, Uintah and Daggett counties, Utah
Coordinates40°43′11″N 109°43′10″W / 40.71972°N 109.71944°W / 40.71972; -109.71944
Area72 acres (29 ha)
Built1881
Built byU.S. Army
NRHP reference No.00000354[1]
Added to NRHPMay 21, 2001

The Carter Road, also known as the Carter Trail or the Carter Military Road, in Utah and Wyoming, was built in 1881 by the U.S. Army. A portion of the trail in Ashley National Forest, running through Uintah County and Daggett County, Utah, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

The listing included three contributing sites and a contributing structure on 72 acres (29 ha).[1]

  • Other names: Carter Trail; 42UN823 and 42DA208
  • Historic function: Transportation; Defense; Domestic
  • Historic subfunction: Road-related; Military Facility; Camp
  • Criteria: event, information potential[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Byron Loosle; Leon Chamberlain; USHPO staff (August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Carter Road / Carter Trail / Carter Military Road". National Park Service. Retrieved May 4, 2019. With accompanying 13 photos from 1997