Wawona Covered Bridge
The Wawona Covered Bridge is a covered bridge spanning the South Fork Merced River near Wawona, California, in Yosemite National Park. The open bridge was built by Galen Clark, the steward of what was then called the Yosemite Grant, in 1868, without its cladding.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yosemite Transportation Company Office and Chris Jorgensen Studio.
Yosemite Transportation Company Office
Historic building
Photo: Wearsunscreen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yosemite Transportation Company Office, also known as the Wells Fargo Office, was built in the Yosemite Valley of the U.S. state of California in 1910 to house facilities of motor stage and horse stage services between the nearest rail terminal at El Portal and Yosemite National Park.
Chris Jorgensen Studio
Historic building
Photo: Wearsunscreen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chris Jorgensen Studio is a one-room log building, built in 1904 as an artist's studio for Chris Jorgensen in the Yosemite Valley. Jorgensen, an instructor and assistant director of the California School of Fine Arts, arrived in Yosemite in the 1890s.
Pioneer Yosemite History Center
Museum
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The Pioneer Yosemite History Center is an assembled collection of historic buildings from Yosemite National Park that is located in Wawona, California.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wawona and South Wawona.
Wawona
Hamlet
Photo: Mav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area.
South Wawona
Hamlet
Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area.
North Wawona
Hamlet
Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area.
Wawona Covered Bridge
- Categories: covered bridge, road bridge, building, historic site, historic building, and transportation
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53862° or 37° 32′ 19″ northLongitude
-119.65594° or 119° 39′ 21″ westLevels
1Open location code
8592G8QV+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 708083788OpenStreetMap feature
building=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q7975630
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In Other Languages
“Wawona Covered Bridge” goes by many names.
- French: “pont couvert de Wawona”
- French: “Pont couvert de Wawona”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jail and Wells Fargo Utility Building.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Wawona General Store and Wawona Hotel Dining Room.
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