The Tenaya Creek Bridge (1928) spans Tenaya Creek with a single arch at a 25-degree skew on the Happy Isles-Mirror Lake Road. The bridge carries the standard roadway, bridle path and sidewalk. Cost was $37,749.16. The Happy Isles Bridge on the Happy Isles Road over the Merced was built in 1929 with one span of and two equestrian subways in its abutments similar to those of the Clark Bridge, its near twin. The bridge's total length is . Cost was $46,673.03. The Stoneman Bridge (1933) resembles the Clark and Happy Isles bridges, with a main span over the Merced carrying the Northside Drive and two sidewalks. The equestrian subways in the abutments were slightly enlarged in width to and were extended out from the surface of the wing walls for greater emphasis. It is located at the Camp Curry intersection. Cost was $71,675.08. The bridge replaced a wooden bridge that had carried the former "Royal Arch Avenue" to the Stoneman Hotel, which had been demolished by the 1920s. Construction on the bridge was started by Sullivan and Sullivan of Oakland, California, but was terminated when the Bureau of Public Roads lost confidence in the contractor's ability to carry out the work. The bridge was completed by the Portland, Oregon firm of Kueckenberg & Wittman. The bridges were listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 1977. Future status The National Park Service will release a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for their Merced River Plan in October 2012. The DEIS may contain a proposal to remove the Ahwahnee, Stoneman, and Sugar Pine bridges. The Merced River was included into the Wild and Scenic River system by Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. The NPS is required to consider several alternatives before implementing a final plan to maintain a free-flowing river as described in the law. One option being considered is the removal of the three bridges, but it is not certain the bridge removal option will be included in the Merced River Plan DEIS. Once the DEIS is released, there will be a 90-day public comment period. See also List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in California References External links Bridges in Mariposa County, California Merced River Rustic architecture in California Bridges completed in 1922 Bridges completed in 1928 Bridges completed in 1929 Bridges completed