Near Elliott Corner in Mariposa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

William M. Sell Jr. Memorial Bridge

First Place Award Winner

William Sell Jr. Memorial Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Liam Williams, April 27, 2026

1. William Sell Jr. Memorial Bridge Marker

Inscription.
In the 1972 Federal Highway Administration Contest as the outstanding example of a bridge overpass, tunnel or other highway structure in the United States

"This is the way a bridge should look"

Erected 2025 by JC Fremont 1854 Outpost of Matuca, E Clampus Vitus.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.

Location. 37° 26.873′ N, 119° 45.431′ W. Marker is near Elliott Corner, California, in Mariposa County. It is on Golden Chain Highway (State Highway 49) east of Moss Creek Lane, on the right when traveling east. This marker is located at a vista point on the west side of California Highway 49 just north of the Sell Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2245 Golden Chain Highway, Mariposa CA 95338, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Gold Country

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ahwahnee Tavern (approx. 4.9 miles away); Wassama Village (approx. 5.4 miles away); Wassama Roundhouse (approx. 5.7 miles away); Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad (approx. 6.2 miles away); Mt. Buckingham School (approx. 6.4 miles away);

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