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Generals Highway, Lodge Pole Bridge, Spanning Marble Fork of Kaweah River, approximately 21 miles northwest of Ash Mountain Entrance, Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA

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Generals Highway, Lodge Pole Bridge, Spanning Marble Fork of Kaweah River, approximately 21 miles northwest of Ash Mountain Entrance, Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA

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Summary

Significance: The Marble Fork Bridge was an important link of the Generals Highway allowing for the road construction to continue to the General Grant Tree, creating a continuous loop connecting Sequoia and General Grant national parks in 1935. The concrete arch bridge with masonry facade is a good surviving example of the park service rustic aesthetic.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N209
Survey number: HAER CA-140-A
Building/structure dates: 1930- 1931 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Wosky, John B
Erhart, Eric E
W A Bechtel Company
DeVelbiss, C D
Pernu, A
Arise-Knapp Company
Glen Falls Indemnity Company
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