Carhenge, Car sculpture in Alliance, Nebraska, US
Carhenge is a car sculpture in Box Butte County, Nebraska, standing on a wide grassy field near Alliance. The vehicles form a circle with a central horseshoe and a separate heel group, some cars buried upright and others resting horizontally on top.
An artist built the work in 1987 during the summer solstice as a memorial to his father after seeing the stone circle in England. The local community later took over management and added more car sculptures around the circle.
The name merges the words for automobile and the prehistoric stone circle in southern England. Visitors use the grounds for photographs and gatherings beneath the upright vehicles, which stand like modern totem poles.
The site sits on a country road north of Alliance and remains open to visitors during daylight hours. A small building near the entrance provides summer information and restrooms for travelers.
The installation uses models from the 1950s and 1960s, all painted the same gray color to make the structure appear uniform. An annual June festival draws artists and enthusiasts across the prairie to this remote spot.
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