Wawona Tunnel, Wawona Road through Turtleback Dome, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA
Summary
part of Yosemite National Park Roads and Bridges Recording Project, 1991; see HAER No. CA-117 for overview
Significance: The longest vehicular tunnel in the western United States at the time of construction, the Wawona Tunnel is significant for minimizing the negative effects of road construction on the Yosemite landscape.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N93
Survey number: HAER CA-105
Building/structure dates: 1931- 1932 Initial Construction
Nothing Found.
Tags
tunnels
transportation
concession
yosemite village
wawona
tunnel
wawona tunnel
wawona road
turtleback
dome
turtleback dome
yosemite
village
mariposa
mariposa county
california
a c goerig company
horace albright
s h ashe
levant brown
bureau of public roads
kevin cann
justine christianson
city improvements incorporated
todd croteau
michael finley
john gingles
goerig and dahlberg incorporated
l e hewes
historic american engineering record
harold ickes
j herman company
f a kittredge
stephen mather
mine safety appliances
peninsula paving company
john preston
richard h quin
t m roach
franklin roosevelt
standard oil company
c h sweetser
charles goff thomsen
harry s tolen
united concrete pipe corporation
w b baker and company incorporated
john b wosky
photo
ultra high resolution
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library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Tolen, Harry S
Roach, T M
Bureau of Public Roads
Hewes, L E
Sweetser, C H
Brown, Levant
Goerig & Dahlberg Incorporated
Mather, Stephen
Thomsen, Charles Goff
Albright, Horace
Kittredge, F A
Wosky, John B
United Concrete Pipe Corporation
Ashe, S H
J Herman Company
Mine Safety Appliances
A C Goerig Company
W B Baker & Company Incorporated
City Improvements Incorporated
Ickes, Harold
Standard Oil Company
Roosevelt, Franklin
Peninsula Paving Company
Preston, John
Finley, Michael, sponsor
Cann, Kevin, sponsor
Gingles, John, sponsor
Croteau, Todd, field team project manager
Quin, Richard H, transmitter
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Location
Yosemite Village
,
37.74273, -119.59870
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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