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Park Road Repairs – Carlsbad Caverns National Park NM

Park Road Repair

Park Road Repair 1

Park Road Repair 1

Source

Park Road Repair 1

Park Road Repair 1

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Water Supply
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
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Description

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) “helped to rebuild the flood-damaged Walnut Canyon road” after a major flood in September 1941. This is the “main” road for the park, now known as Carlsbad Cavern Highway.

Source notes

CAVE History Update, CHU #7 — October 30, 2003, pp.4—5: https://npshistory.com/publications/cave/chu/7.pdf (accessed Apr. 9, 2022)

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 9, 2022.

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Location Info

Carlsbad Cavern Highway
Carlsbad, NM

Coordinates: 32.191629, -104.402008

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