National Register of Historic Places

Yosemite Valley Bridges

Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, California
Listed
November 25, 1977
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
77000160

About this property

The Yosemite Valley Bridges are eight bridges in the Yosemite Valley of Yosemite National Park, most of them spanning the Merced River. Five of them were built in 1928, with the remainder built between 1921 and 1933. The bridges feature a concrete structure faced with local stone, in an elliptical or three-centred arch configuration. They are notable for their uniform character and for their conformance to tenets of the National Park Service rustic style. Design work for the seven newer bridges was by George D. Whittle of the San Francisco District Office of the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads for the National Park Service. Concrete bridges were chosen at the urging of Thomas Chalmers Vint of the Park Service, in lieu of alternative designs for steel truss bridges, or suspension bridges suggested by the park superintendent.

Location

8 Bridges over Merced River, Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, California
37.73898, -119.58417

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When was Yosemite Valley Bridges listed on the National Register?

Yosemite Valley Bridges was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 1977.

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Yosemite Valley Bridges is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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