Highways in Harmony
Highways in Harmony introduction
Acadia
Blue Ridge Parkway
Colonial Parkway
Generals Highway
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Smoky Mountains
Mount Rainier
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
Shenandoah's Skyline Drive
Southwest Circle Tour
Vicksburg
Yellowstone
Yosemite


Yosemite Roads and Bridges
Yosemite National Park, California

constructing retaining wall
Construction of retaining wall on Big Oak Flat Road, 1939. YRL

sketch of Stoneman Bridge
Stoneman Bridge Construction - 1932. This structure exemplifies the National Park Service Rustic Style of architecture. Built of reinforced concrete, the bridge is faced with native granite to blend in with its natural setting. Equestrian tunnels were designed in conjunction with a new park bridle path. Drawn by David Fleming, HAER, 1991.

hand-cutting stone
Hand-cutting stone to be used as facing for many of the Yosemite Valley bridges, 1929. Granite was quarried from rock slides or boulders within the park, and sand was taken from riverbeds or borrow pits. YRL

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