South Fork Merced River Bridge Replacement Project

South Fork Merced River Bridge Replacement Project

The South Fork Bridge is located in Yosemite National Park on the South Fork Merced Wild and Scenic River in Wawona and conveys foot and vehicle traffic across the river via Wawona Road (Highway 41). The National Park Service proposes to remove the existing South Fork Bridge, replace it with a single-span structure, and remove the temporary Bailey bridge that has been carrying traffic since 1998. The South Fork Bridge, constructed in 1931, is no longer structurally sound or safe for use and has been condemned. The demolition and replacement of the bridge would increase visitor safety, protect the river and park utility lines attached to the bridge from impacts associated with the potential collapse of the condemned bridge, and remove the current in-channel bridge piers, which act as impediments to the free flow of the South Fork.

Mariposa

Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency

Transportation:Other (Bridge Replacement)

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Recreation, Septic System, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife