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Wawona Tunnel

Mariposa County, California

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Photo taken by Nathan Morton in March 10

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BH Photo #159692

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Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under Turtle Back Dome just east of Badger Pass on Wawona Road (SR 41)
Location
Mariposa County, California
Status
Open to traffic
Design
The Wawona Tunnel is 4,233 feet (1,290 m) long in length, and as such, is actually the longest highway tunnel in California at this time.
Dimensions
Total length: 4,233.0 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.71607, -119.68360   (decimal degrees)
37°42'58" N, 119°41'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/263459/4177703 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
El Capitan
Inventory number
BH 44652 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1933 (650)
Built during 1930s (11,820)
California (2,644)
Have street view (27,212)
Mariposa County, California (58)
Open (40,024)
Owned by state (16,139)
Total length over 2500 feet (920)
Tunnel (1,326)
Yosemite National Park (21)

Update Log 

  • December 5, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 9, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
  • March 28, 2010: Added by Nathan Morton

Sources 

  • Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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