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First proposed in 1992, YARTS was designed as a way to reduce traffic and increase accessibility to Yosemite National Park. In May 2000, after 8 years of planning, the bus line officially commenced service along Highway 140 providing access to Merced and Mariposa counties. [2]
In June 2006, the road between El Portal and Mariposa was closed due to a rock slide. The Ferguson Slide buried about 600 feet (180 m) of SR140 between Cedar Lodge and Briceburg Visitor Center between SR-49 and SR-41. [8] A small detour opened in August, 2006, with a traffic light system to allow drivers to circumvent the original slide damage ...
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SR 49 north – Ahwahnee, Mariposa: Mariposa MPA 0.00-4.92: Fish Camp: 4.92: North end of state maintenance near Yosemite National Park south entrance: Yosemite National Park Southern/Mariposa Grove Entrance Station; park fee or pass required for entry [24] Wawona Tunnel SR 140 east: Entrance only Southside Drive
A black bear approaches the Grizzly Giant tree in Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias around noon Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 – the first day the grove reopened to the public ...
The first road completed was the Coulterville & Yosemite Turnpike, which opened in June 1874. Shortly after, the Chinese Camp & Yosemite Turnpike, later known as the Big Oak Flat Road, began operations. In 1875, the Washburn brothers completed the Wawona Road—the third road to reach Yosemite and the most enduring—providing access from the ...
“It’s just too close to too many values at risk.,” triggering a full suppression effort. Inside Yosemite National Park, scary sights and hopeful signs seen amid the Washburn Fire Skip to ...
After leaving Crane Flat, Big Oak Flat Road turns southeast towards Yosemite Valley, while SR 120 continues east as Tioga Pass Road (or often simply Tioga Road). [2] The highway retains that name as it travels through Tuolumne Meadows , over Tioga Pass at an elevation of 9,945 feet, and through the Lee Vining Canyon on its 59-mile (95 km ...