Yosemite Valley Bridges | |
 Clark Bridge, with Half Dome in the background | |
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| Nearest city | Yosemite Village, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°43′58″N 119°36′0″W / 37.73278°N 119.60000°W |
| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architect | National Park Service |
| Architectural style | Rustic |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000160 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1977 |
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.[2] 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.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Wilson, Merrill Ann (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Yosemite Valley Bridges" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ Quin, Richard H. (1991). "Clark's Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved January 15, 2023.