Great Smoky Loop Poster South Dakota The Red Hill Observatory was

The Red Hill Observatory was built in 1963 to provide visitors with a place to enjoy the landscape

This access point to the park served visitors for 30 years until Interstate 94 replaced U

became the modern highway system that would usher in a new generation of travel throughout the country

Descending more than 1

Great Smoky Loop Poster South Dakota The Red Hill Observatory wasDescription 14" x 22" Interpretive Copy In 1934, John L. Humbard was given the job of building U. S. Highway 441 through Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Gatlinburg, TN to Cherokee, N. C. With a crew from the Civilian Conservation Corp. (CCC), stone faced bridges and other aesthetic features were constructed. The most famous of these included the loop over the road, that was designed after Yellowstones Corkscrew Bridge.