North Rim Road | NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic district, scenic area, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

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Historic scenic roadway listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

- Built: 1933-1938
- Architect: National Park Service
- Areas of significance: Landscape Architecture; Conservation; Engineering; Entertainment/Recreation; Politics/Government
- Area: 231 acres
- Date added to NRHP: 9/6/2005
- Other designations: U.S. Historic District; listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

This approximately 5-mile-long section of scenic roadway located within Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program that operated between 1933 and 1942. The program provided work for unmarried, unemployed men who were struggling to find work during the Great Depression. In addition to the road itself, the man-made features of the historic district include five overlooks, as well as drainage culverts, retaining walls and an administrative complex, which is no longer actively used.