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Yosemite Roads & Bridges, Yosemite National Park, California – Historic Reproduction

Yosemite Roads & Bridges, Yosemite National Park, California — historic image
Yosemite Roads & Bridges, Yosemite National Park, California. Historic image from the Yosemite collection.

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Yosemite Roads & Bridges, Yosemite National Park, California comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Yosemite Roads & Bridges, Yosemite National Park, California

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Yosemite's early road network is the subject here, with the valley's roads and bridges set into one of the most visited landscapes in the country. Yosemite became a federally protected area in 1890, and within a few decades automobiles were pushing into the valley, prompting engineers to build stone and timber spans that could handle both wagons and motor traffic. Worth noticing is how the roadway was fitted to the granite walls and river meadows rather than cut straight through them, a choice that reflects the early park's mix of access and preservation.

Original scan14,434 × 9,632 px · prints to 48 × 32 in at 300 dpi
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