 The east end of the tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, USA |
| Coordinates | 37°42′57″N 119°41′09″W / 37.71583°N 119.68583°W |
| Route |  SR 41 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Owner | Caltrans |
| Technical | |
| Length | 4,233 feet (1,290 m) |
| No. of lanes | two lanes total, one in each direction |
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The Wawona Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Yosemite National Park. It, and Tunnel View just beyond its east portal, were completed in 1933.[1][2]
Wawona Tunnel is named after the community of Wawona but its name origin is not known. A popular story claims Wawō'na was the Miwok word for "big tree", or for "hoot of the owl", a bird considered the sequoia trees' spiritual guardian.[3][4]
- ^ Leonnig, Carol D. (May 3, 2008). "Yosemite's Wawona Tunnel could be dangerous". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Rabold, John (November 2010). "Yosemite FAQs". A Guide to Yosemite National Park. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Place Names of the High Sierra (1926), "W," by Francis P. Farquhar". www.yosemite.ca.us. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "The old-fashioned charm of Wawona - Sacramento Recreation and Places to Visit - Sacramento, Gold Country, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco | Sacramento Bee". 2008-12-02. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2022-10-26.