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Tantalus-Round Top Road

Coordinates: 21°19′51″N 157°49′1″W / 21.33083°N 157.81694°W / 21.33083; -157.81694
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Tantalus-Round Top Road
Round Top Drive view of Waikiki
Tantalus-Round Top Road is located in Hawaii
Tantalus-Round Top Road
Nearest cityHonolulu, Hawaii
Coordinates21°19′51″N 157°49′1″W / 21.33083°N 157.81694°W / 21.33083; -157.81694
Area7 miles
Built1892
NRHP reference No.08000373[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 2009

The winding, hillside road from Tantalus to Round Top in Honolulu, Hawaii, dates back to 1892. Tantalus Drive and Round Top Drive were gravel roads when they were completed in 1917, but were paved in 1937. In March 2007, a seven-mile stretch of the road was added to the State Register of Historic Places, and in August 2009 to the National Register of Historic Places, the first such designation for a roadway on Oahu. The more populated lower portions of Tantalus Drive and Round Top Drive were not so designated. This road joins the Hana Highway on Maui on the National Register, and 97 such Historic Roads nationally. Not all of the latter are on the National Register, but some are listed among the Federal Highway Administration's National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads.[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary Vorsino (2007-06-20). "History taking note of Tantalus roadway". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2009-11-05.