Sight · Acadia National Park
A historic granite arch on Acadia's carriage roads.
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Acadia Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Acadia National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Stanley Brook Bridge’s Three Crossings“Stanley Brook Bridge is coming up, with three granite arches spanning the road, brook, and Seaside Trail. Completed in nineteen thirty-three, it was the last carriage-road bridge built under John D.”
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Jordan Pond Road Bridge is a granite-faced concrete bridge where Seal Harbor Road crosses above the Day Mountain Carriage Road. You pass beneath its arch on the carriage road, about a tenth of a mile east of Stanley Brook Bridge. It's a brief architectural pause if you're already walking, biking, or riding this auto-free route, rather than a drive-up destination.
Built in 1932, the bridge is 85 feet long, and its segmental arch spans 26 feet 8 inches. Quarry-faced granite covers the concrete, including the underside of the arch. The parapet capstones alternate between vertical and horizontal blocks, a small detail that's easy to miss as you pass underneath.
The bridge carries the public road over the carriage road to create more separation and a quieter passage below. It's one of 17 bridges built along the island's carriage-road network. Landscape architect Beatrix Farrand also recommended plantings for the banks, including pines, mountain ash, sumac, and roses; those were historic recommendations, not a list of plants confirmed here today.
Wildlife
130 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around noonSighting map
21 sightingsPeregrine FalconMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
396 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
305 sightingsPorcupineMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
201 sightingsBeaverMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
34 sightingsMinkMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Acadia. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
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ModerateHunters Brook Trail2.7 mi · 2 hr · 0.4 mi awayBrook crossings to iron-pinned steps and a carriage-road finish.
EasySeaside Path1.4 mi · 48 min · 0.5 mi awayA gentle woodland link beneath an old stone bridge.
EasyDay Mountain Loop5.3 mi · 3 hr · 0.5 mi awayA 5.3-mile gravel circuit with a historic stone bridge.
ChallengingPenobscot Mountain Trail3.8 mi · 3.5 hr · 0.6 mi awaySteep granite scrambling opens to pond and island views.
ModerateJordan Pond Carriage Road Loop8.6 mi · 4 hr · 0.7 mi awayFour historic bridges are the payoff on this long, rolling loop.
EasyJordan Stream Path1.2 mi · 1 hr · 0.7 mi awayA shaded brook walk ends at Acadia's only cobblestone bridge.
ModerateTriad Trail1 mi · 1 hr · 0.7 mi awayGranite footing, a wooded summit, and a century-old trail marker.
ModeratePemetic South Ridge Trail4 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.7 mi awayClimb rocky granite to Pemetic's open summit and coastal views.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayStanley Brook BridgeA 1933 triple-arch bridge spans a road, brook and trail.
Sight · 0.5 mi awayWildwood StablesHorse-drawn tours put Acadia’s carriage roads at a slower pace.
Sight · 0.5 mi awayJordan Pond GatehouseA 1930s stone-and-timber gateway to the carriage roads.Sight · 0.6 mi awayCobblestone BridgeA 1917 carriage-road bridge with an unusual cobblestone arch.
Restaurant · 0.6 mi awayJordan Pond HouseTea and popovers with Jordan Pond and The Bubbles in view
Sight · 0.7 mi awayTriad-Day Mountain BridgeA 1940 arch caps the final link in the carriage-road network.
Sight · 0.8 mi awayJordan Pond Dam BridgeA raised 1920 crossing over the dam and toward the pond.
Sight · 0.8 mi awayJordan PondClear water, bare granite, and the Bubbles in one frame.Parkwolf’s Acadia ranking
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