Wawona Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork Merced River on service road, Wawona, Mariposa County, CA

part of Yosemite National Park Roads and Bridges Recording Project, 1991; see HAER No. CA-117 for overview
Significance: The Wawona Covered Bridge is the oldest bridge in Yosemite National Park and a rare example of a covered bridge in a national park. It is significant as a rare reminder of pioneer forms of bridge construction.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N94
Survey number: HAER CA-106
Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1875 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1956 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 06001261