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South Fork Merced River Bridge Replacement Project
This South Fork Merced River Bridge Replacement Environmental Assessment is intended to guide the removal and replacement of the South Fork Bridge. The project and its environmental assessment, which evaluates the potential impacts of the project, are integrated in this document and are referred to collectively as the South Fork Merced River Bridge Replacement Project. The South Fork Merced River Bridge Replacement Environmental Assessment identifies and analyzes two alternatives: Alternative 1 – the No Action Alternative; and Alternative 2 – replace South Fork Bridge (the Preferred Alternative).
The purpose of the South Fork Merced River Bridge Replacement Project is to: Protect visitor health and safety by eliminating and replacing the condemned and closed bridge with a wider, safer structure; by opening the permanent roadway; and by removing the concrete barriers. Remove the temporary bridge, which has served beyond its original intent and has created a visual intrusion on an otherwise popular scenic location. Protect the park infrastructure from bridge collapse, specifically the reclaimed waterline and sewerline, high-voltage electrical line conduit, and telecommunication lines that are attached to the bridge. Prevent the difficult and potentially dangerous removal of bridge debris from the river that would result if the bridge collapsed. Protect park resources from localized flooding that could result from uncontrolled bridge collapse and subsequent damming during a high-flow period. Protect and enhance the Merced Wild and Scenic River’s Outstandingly Remarkable Values by removing impediments to the free-flowing condition of the river. The need for the proposed project arose from structural deficiencies coupled with 1997 flood damage that led to the South Fork Bridge being condemned and closed.
abutment, alluvium, river plan, wild and scenic river act, comprehensive management, watershed, environmental assessment, recreational plan, geologic processes/conditions, hydrologic processes, culvert.
December 31, 2003 10:00 PM
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Wawona, Yosemite National Park,Wawona Road(Highway 41)
Merced River
Merced
Wawona