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Yosemite Roads and Bridges
Yosemite National Park, California
Construction of retaining wall on Big Oak Flat Road, 1939. YRL |
Stoneman Bridge Construction - 1932. This structure exemplifies the National Park Service Rustic Style of architecture. Built of reinforced concrete, the bridge is faced with native granite to blend in with its natural setting. Equestrian tunnels were designed in conjunction with a new park bridle path. Drawn by David Fleming, HAER, 1991. |
Hand-cutting stone to be used as facing for many of the Yosemite Valley bridges, 1929. Granite was quarried from rock slides or boulders within the park, and sand was taken from riverbeds or borrow pits. YRL |
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