Adventure 009, Bridge 006 – The New Wawona Bridge

Capture California, the Game-2013

Adventure: 009, Bridge 006 – The New Wawona Bridge

Team: YOLT

Date:  May 31, 2013

Location: Wawona

Description:
The day is getting old, the body is tired and the heat feels unbearable. But low and behold, a bridge comes before us! It is the new Wawona bridge across the South Fork of the Merced River. This newly erected bridge, at least new by the Wawona Covered Bridge standards, provides the entrance way into Southern Yosemite for those coming up Highway 41, also known as the Wawona Road, north of Fresno. There is a pedestrian walkway on the eastern side of the road. With the river flowing beneath you, even the sun is bearable.



Like was said earlier, this is the new Wawona Bridge. The National Park Service replaced the older bridge a few years ago. The original bridge was constructed in 1931, then destroyed in a flood and rebuilt in 1938. This bridge was deemed critically deficient in 1992. After a series of court issues, it was replaced in the late 2000's. For more information, see the NPS site.