Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.853333,-121.390000
Carries CA 70 over Arch Rock Tunnel
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 261.2 Feet
Span Length: 261.2 Feet
Overview: Tunnel over Arch Rock Tunnel on CA 70
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Butte County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.456981,-121.443006
Carries Bangor Highway over North Fork Honcut Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over North Fork Honcut Creek on Bangor Highway in Oroville East
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Butte County
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224431
Bangor Highway Bridge
Bangor Highway Bridge, Looking East
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on February 2, 2012
224432
Bangor Highway Bridge
Bangor Highway Bridge, Looking South
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on February 2, 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.549868,-121.429878
Carries CA-162 over Middle Fork Feather River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire suspension
Total Length: 1793.1 Feet
Span Length: 1108.0 Feet
Overview: Suspension bridge over Middle Fork Feather River on CA-162
History: Built 1965
Built: 1965
Location: Butte County
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111831
New Bidwell Bar Bridge
New Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews
186220
Bidwell.Bar.Bridge
May 10, 1965 Building the Middle Fork Feather river bridge. When completed in 1966 it was 627 feet above the river located near Bidwell Bar it is 1,778 feet long with a span of 1,108 feet.
Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico
186963
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186964
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186965
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Center of span Roadway view
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186966
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Tower Details
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186967
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186968
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Main Cable - Suspender Connection
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186969
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186970
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186971
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186979
Bidwell Bar Bridge
North Anchorage
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186980
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186981
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186982
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186983
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186984
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186985
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186986
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Suspender - Truss Connection
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186987
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
186988
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Project information plaque
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
207561
New Bidwell Bar Bridge without water.
New Bidwell Bar Bridge without water
Photo taken by Larry Matthews circa 1966
256807
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on June 17, 2013
256808
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on June 17, 2013
410417
Photo taken by Christopher Finigan in January 2015
410418
Photo taken by Christopher Finigan in January 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.888130,-121.696889
Carries Ponderosa Way over Big Chico Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal/verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 148.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Chico Creek on Ponderosa Way
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Butte County
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489879
Big Chico Creek Bridge
Photo from Enterprise-Record
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.730000,-121.823889
Carries Boucher Road over Little Chico Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren Pony truss
Total Length: 66.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Chico Creek on Boucher Road in Chico
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1966
Built: 1920
Location: Butte County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.868144,-121.994313
Carries Cana-Pine Creek Road over Pine Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 154.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Pine Creek on Cana-Pine Creek Road
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1973
Built: 1940
Location: Butte County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.516944,-121.526944
Carries Canyon Highlands Drive over Oroville Dam Blvd.
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details:
Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Oroville Dam Blvd. on Canyon Highlands Drive in Oroville
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Butte County
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126593
Canyon Highlands Drive Bridge
Canyon Highlands Drive Bridge taken from Oro Dam Boulevard - looking West.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on 10-22-08
131172
Canyon Highlands Drive Bridge
Canyon Highlands Drive Bridge - looking North
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on January 3, 2009
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.908858,-121.618128
Carries Doe Mill Road over Big Butte Creek
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 127.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Big Butte Creek on Doe Mill Road
History: Built 1935; Rehabilitated 1970; Replaced 2015
Built: 1935
Location: Butte County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.405833,-121.455000
Carries Dunstone Road over North Fork Honcut Creek
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details:
Open-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 96.5 Feet
Span Length: 70.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over North Fork Honcut Creek on Dunstone Road in Palermo
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Butte County
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111832
Dunstone Road Bridge
Dunstone Road Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews in January 2007
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.583889,-121.800000
Carries Durnell Road over Butte Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge over Butte Creek on Durnell Road in Durham
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904
Location: Butte County
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187001
Durnell Road Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187002
Durnell Road Bridge
Top chord pinned connection
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187003
Durnell Road Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187004
Durnell Road Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187005
Durnell Road Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187006
Durnell Road Bridge
Bridge plaque
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187007
Durnell Road Bridge
Deck view
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187008
Durnell Road Bridge
Bottom chord pinned connection
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187009
Durnell Road Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187019
Durnell Road Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187020
Durnell Road Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187021
Durnell Road Bridge
Bottom chord floorbeam connection
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187022
Durnell Road Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187023
Durnell Road Bridge
Upper chord connection
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187024
Durnell Road Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187025
Durnell Road Bridge
Upper chord mid-span connection
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187026
Durnell Road Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
187027
Durnell Road Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff in November 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.749395,-121.854212
Carries Esplanade over Lindo Channel
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 184.1 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Lindo Channel on Esplanade in Chico
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1959
Built: 1925
Location: Butte County
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492607
Courtesy of the Chico History Museum's Facebook Page; Used under Fair Use as an educational resource
Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.498333,-121.578333
Carries CA 162 over Feather River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 722.1 Feet
Span Length: 231.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Feather River on CA 162 in Oroville
History: Built 1921; rehabilitated 1962; replaced 2000
Built: 1921
Location: Butte County
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203890
Feather River
Sc26414 [Special collection photo, California State University, Chico, Meriam Library] ca 1930: Oroville Highway Bridge [1922 Lower Thermalito Bridge].
From Eric L. Zancanella, Oroville, CA
203891
Feather River
Photo undated: Oroville Highway Bridge [likely 1922 Lower Thermalito Bridge ca late 1920s:] Tire tracks on bridge means dirt/gravel covering before 1920-30s Butte County-Oroville road paving. The two spans do not match designs or the spans of 1881, or 1907 Upper Bridges. No scenery at far end indicates looking toward Thermalito side. Clothing styles 1922-1940s. (Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, Phone: (510) 642-6481, Fax: (510) Post Card, BANC PIC 1998 0180269. http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/28722/bk000109779/?layout=metadata&brand=calisphere)
From Eric L. Zancanella, Oroville, CA
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.722778,-121.911944
Carries Grape Way over Lindo Channel
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Steel Warren Pony truss
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lindo Channel on Grape Way
History: Built 1947
Built: 1947
Location: Butte County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.743889,-121.875833
Carries Guynn Road over Lindo Channel
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Steel Warren Pony truss
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lindo Channel on Guynn Road
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Butte County
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489880
Guynn Road Bridge
Photo taken by Steve Schoonover
Status: Bridge lost in Camp Fire wildfire Nov. 8, 2018
Location: 39.728464,-121.703508
Carries Honey Run Road over Butte Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss main span with approach span on each end
Total Length: 230.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost covered bridge over Butte Creek on Honey Run Road
History: Built 1886 by George Miller; destroyed by wildfire Nov. 8, 2018
Built: 1886
Location: Butte County
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101312
Side view
Photo taken 1984 by Larry Matthews
112119
Honey Run Briege
Honey Run Bridge
Photo taken March 2007 by Larry Matthews
155182
Honey Run Covered Bridge Postcard
Robert Stephenson Postcard Collection
155183
Honey Run Covered Bridge Postcard 1
Robert Stephenson Postcard Collection
255269
Honey Run Covered Bridge
Honey Run Covered Bridge. Taken from Paradise Ridge in February 1995.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews in February 1995.
267555
Honey Run Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Panoramio user Grayson Hartman
422762
Honey Run Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Richard Doody in April 1992
422763
Honey Run Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Richard Doody
438171
Honey Run Covered Bridge Burned. November 8, 2018
The Honey Run Covered Bridge Ruins November 8, 2018
Contributed by Larry Matthews
438343
DrmfvEAU0AEbsUt
489876
Honey Run Covered Bridge
HAER Photo
489877
Honey Run Covered Bridge
HAER Photo
489878
Honey Run Covered Bridge
HAER Photo
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.692204,-121.903320
Carries S. End Alberton Avenue over Little Chico Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Chico Creek on Alberton Avenue
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.651643,-121.181654
Carries Lumpkin-Laporte Road over Fall River
Design: truss/pony/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Total Length: 65.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fall River on Lumpkin-Laporte Road
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Butte County
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290830
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge. October 17, 1993.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews
290831
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge. October 17, 1993.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews
290832
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge. Fall 2013.
Photo taken by Ron Wheeler
486590
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews, October 17, 1993
486591
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews, October 17, 1993
486827
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge
Lumpkin-Laporte Road Bridge
Photo taken by Vickie Brown in 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.506214,-121.550946
Carries Myers Street over Ostap Arch
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Ostap Arch on Myers Street in Oroville
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1915
Location: Butte County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.794670,-121.451670
Carries CA Hwy 70 over North Fork Feather River
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel deck arch with Pratt truss characteristics
Total Length: 684.1 Feet
Span Length: 350.1 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over North Fork Feather River on CA 70
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Butte County
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157242
Pulga Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
157243
Pulga Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
157244
Pulga Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
157245
Pulga Bridge
North end, west face, arch detail
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
157246
Pulga Bridge
West Face detail
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
157247
Pulga Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
157248
Pulga Bridge
Looking NE
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
157786
Pulga Crossing
Looking North, the train is moving West, down the canyon and crossing the North Fork Feather River
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
158472
Pulga Crossing
Detail
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
158473
Pulga Crossing
RR truss
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
184154
Pulga Crossing RR
undated postcard
Submitted by Craig Philpott
257376
Pulga Crossing Highway Bridge
Pulga Crossing Highway Bridge with railroad bridge below.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on June 22, 2013
257377
Pulga Crossing Highway Bridge
Pulga Crossing Highway Bridge.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on June 22, 2013
257378
Pulga Crossing Highway Bridge
Pulga Crossing Highway Bridge. Railroad bridge below.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on June 22, 2013
257379
Pulga Crossing Highway Bridge
Pulga Crossing Highway Bridge.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on June 22, 2013
257380
Pulga Crossing Highway Bridge
Pulga Crossing Highway Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on June 23, 2013
398902
Photo taken by Roger Puta; Uploaded to Flickr by Marty Bernard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.593759,-121.529684
Carries Oregon Gulch Road over Oregon Gulch Creek
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Modern covered bridge over Oregon Gulch Creek on Oregon Gulch Road at Oregon City
History: Built 1983 by Clay Castleberry
Built: 1983
Location: Butte County
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101313
North portal
Photo taken by Larry Matthews, June 17, 1988.
101314
South portal
Photo taken by Larry Matthews, 2002
348862
Viewing south-easterly at the Oregon City covered bridge, from aside Oregon Gulch Rd. Oregon City (Oroville P.O.), California
Photo taken by Panoramio user Elifino 57
489570
Oregon City Covered Bridge Sign
Sign on bridge says: "Welcome to Historic Oregon City. Founded 1848".
Photo taken by Larry Matthews.
489571
Oregon City Covered Bridge
Oregon City Covered Bridge. North Portal.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews, June 17, 1988.
489892
Oregon City Covered Bridge
Oregon City Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on December 21, 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.731944,-121.837778
Carries Vallombrosa Avenue over Big Chico Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Big Chico Creek on Vallombrosa Avenue in Chico
History: Built 1949; rehabilitated 1998
Built: 1949
Location: Butte County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.666667,-121.530000
Carries CA 70 & Union Pacific Railroad over West Branch Feather River
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Double-decker Warren deck truss
Total Length: 2731.1 Feet
Span Length: 576.1 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over West Branch Feather River on CA 70 & Union Pacific Railroad in Concow
History: Built 1962
Built: 1962
Location: Butte County
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114261
West Branch Feather River Bridge
West Branch Feather River Bridge looking West
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 10, 2008
114262
West Branch Feather River Bridge
West Branch Feather River Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 10, 2008
114279
West Branch Feather River Bridge
West Branch Feather River Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 10, 2008
143971
CA HWY 70 bridge, Lake Oroville
Photo taken looking NE from W side of bridge.
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2006
143972
CA HWY 70 bridge, vehicle/trains
Photo taken looking NE from E side of bridge.
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2006
158488
Feather River Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2006
158489
Feather River Bridge
Looking East, North face detail.
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2006
158490
Feather River Bridge
Looking east
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2006
158491
Feather River Bridge
North Face, showing railroad on lower level and road deck above
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2006
158492
Feather River Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2006
452366
West Branch Feather River Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in Oct 1988
499785
West Branch Feather River Bridge
looking east
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 39.537467,-121.454170
Carries Pedestrian path over Lake Oroville
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension with cast iron towers
Total Length: 240.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Relocated suspension bridge formerly over Feather River
History: Built 1856 using materials transported from Troy, NY; closed to traffic in 1954; relocated 1967
Built: 1856
Location: Butte County
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111839
Bidwell Bar Bridge (original)
Bidwell Bar Bridge (original) at its present location.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews
111843
Bidwell Bar Bridge (original)
Bidwell Bar Bridge at it's original location (1963)
Photo taken by Larry Matthews
186212
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico
186224
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Caption: Suspension Bridge at Bidwell Bar sign in front of bridge reads "Bridge Unsafe Cross At Your Own Risk" 1949
Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico
186226
Bidwell.Bar.Bridge
Photographer: John H. Nopel
Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico
224152
General Barrel Shot, Looking West Across Bridge Deck
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224153
General Barrel Shot, Looking West
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224154
Detail View Of East Towers, Looking West
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224155
General View, Looking East
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224156
Detail View Of Toll House
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224157
General Elevation View, Looking South
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224158
General Elevation View, Looking North
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224159
General View Showing New Pile Supports For Bridge Deck
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224160
Detail View Of Reconstructed Deck Truss
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224161
Detail View Of West Towers, Looking West
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224162
Detail View Of Cast Iron Tower
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224163
Detail View Of Base Of Cast Iron Tower Showing The Fabricating Mark Of Starbuck Iron Works, Troy, Ny
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224164
Detail View Of Starbuck Iron Works, Troy, Ny
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
224165
Detail View Of Reconstructed Abutment And Floorbeams
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
232264
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge. Photo taken at high water mark on Lake Oroville.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 14, 2012
232265
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge Plaque
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge Plaque
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 14, 2012
232266
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge at high water mark on Lake Oroville.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 14, 2012
421291
Bidwell's Bar Suspension Bridge 1856
Photo taken by Richard Doody in September 2013
421292
Bidwell's Bar Suspension Bridge 1856
Photo taken by Richard Doody in September 2013
421293
Bidwell's Bar Suspension Bridge 1856
Photo taken by Richard Doody in September 2013
421294
Bidwell's Bar Suspension Bridge 1856
Photo taken by Richard Doody in September 2013
421295
Bidwell's Bar Suspension Bridge 1856
Photo taken by Richard Doody in September 2013
421296
Bidwell's Bar Suspension Bridge 1856
Photo taken by Richard Doody in September 2013
421297
Bidwell's Bar Suspension Bridge 1856
Photo taken by Richard Doody in September 2013
421298
Tollhouse and Suspension Bridge
Photo taken by Richard Doody in September 2013
421299
Starbuck Ironworks, Troy, New York
Fabricators of the Bidwell's Bar Suspension Bridge
Processed from 1858 Map of Troy, NY Public Library
435555
C 1910
Old Postcard View
499784
Bidwell Bar Bridge (1856)
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to pedestrians
This bridge was replaced by a concrete bridge in the late 1980's.
Location: 39.517721,-121.550234
Carries Bypassed road over Feather River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Three-span, pin-connected Parker through truss
Total Length: 665.1 Feet
Span Length: 214.9 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Feather River
History: Built from 1907 to 1910 after the previous bridge was destroyed in a flood in 1907. Links Oroville to the Thermalito District. Bypassed in the late 1980's by a new bridge.
Built: 1906
Location: Butte County
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111945
Upper Thermalito Bridge (aka Table Mountain Bridge)
Upper Thermalito Bridge (aka Table Mountain Bridge)
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on March 11,1990.
148601
Upper Thermalito Bridge
Upper Thermalito Bridge with concrete replacement bridge next to it.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on November 7, 2009
186218
Feather River Oroville
Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico
435553
Circa 1909
Old Postcard View
435554
C 1912
Old Postcard View
499782
Upper Thermalito Bridge
1950s view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.607774,-121.671541
Carries Openshaw Rd over Dry Creek
Design: truss
Design Details: I-Beam with under-beam tension truss.
Total Length: 150.0 Feet
Span Length: 25.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Dry Creek on Openshaw Rd
History: A major bridge that used to be on Highway 149 between Highway 70 and Highway 99. Built in 1922. Bypassed in the late 70's by a new road, but still in use.
Built: 1922
Location: Butte County
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112673
Dry Creek Bridge
Dry Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on 3-3-08
112674
Dry Creek Bridge
Dry Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on 3-3-08
488158
Dry Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in December 2020
488159
Dry Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in December 2020
488160
Dry Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in December 2020
488161
Dry Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in December 2020
488162
Dry Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in December 2020
488163
Dry Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in December 2020
488164
Dry Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in December 2020
488165
Dry Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in December 2020
488166
Dry Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in December 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.536239,-121.339989
Carries Lumpkin Road over South Fork of Lake Oroville (Feather River)
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 1174.9 Feet
Span Length: 440.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over South Fork of Lake Oroville (Feather River) on Lumpkin Road.
History: Built from 1964 to 1967 by State of California to replace the old Enterprise Bridge that was inundated by Lake Oroville. Bridge connects Feather Falls with Oroville area.
Built: 1967
Location: Butte County
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113312
Enterprise Bridge
Enterprise Bridge - Northern approach.
Photo taken by Scott Roberts on March 22, 2008
256649
Enterprise Bridge
Enterprise Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on June 17, 2013
256650
Enterprise Bridge
Enterprise Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on June 17, 2013
264237
Enterprise Bridge
Enterprise Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on August 1, 2013
264238
Enterprise Bridge
Enterprise Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on August 1, 2013
306672
Enterprise Bridge
Enterprise Bridge - Southern approach
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on October 29, 2014
485367
B. Abbot Goldberg Bridge
The B. Abbot Goldberg Bridge spans the South Fork of the Feather River. It opened to traffic on Oct. 19, 1967. It was acclaimed one of America's "most beautiful bridges" by the American Institute of Steel Construction.
Photo from John Nopel Photograph Collection, Meriam Library. California State University, Chico.
485368
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.497428,-121.578994
Carries Highway 162 over Feather River
Design: beam
Design Details: Concrete Prestressed Beam
Total Length: 719.2 Feet
Span Length: 205.1 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Feather River on Highway 162
History: Built in 2000 to replace the old Feather River Bridge that was built in 1921. Dedicated to Randy Jennings, a Butte County Sheriff's Deputy who was killed in the line of duty on May 21, 1997.
Built: 2000
Location: Butte County
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131173
Randy Jennings Memorial Bridge
Randy Jennings Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on January 3, 2009.
131174
Randy Jennings Memorial Bridge
Randy Jennings Memorial Bridge Plaque
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on January 3, 2009.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.534659,-121.543673
Carries UP RR over Feather River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Feather River on UP RR
History: Built for Oroville Dam line relocation
Built: 1959
Location: Butte County
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465355
UP - Feather River bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Kevin Knauss
495391
WP - Feather River bridge
Table Mountain in background
Photo from old postcard
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned
Location: 39.769568,-121.458564
Carries Bardees Bar Road over North Fork Feather River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss bridge with steel deck girder approach on one end.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned Pratt deck truss bridge over North Fork Feather River on Bardees Bar Road
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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157233
Bardees Bar Bridge
Looking down from Hwy 70, view is ESE.
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
283176
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283177
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283178
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283179
Bardees Bar Bridge 4
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283180
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283181
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283182
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283183
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283184
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283185
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283186
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283187
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283188
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283189
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283190
Bardees Bar Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.783196,-121.446295
Carries Union Pacific RR over Tributary creek North Fork Feather River
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore through truss
Total Length: 114.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Baltimore through truss bridge over tributary creek to North Fork Feather River on Union Pacific RR
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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157239
RR bridge West of Pulga
Looking SE from Hwy 70
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.852923,-121.391722
Carries State Route 70 over Arch Rock
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 261.2 Feet
Span Length: 261.2 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Arch Rock on State Route 70
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Butte County
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157463
Arch Rock Tunnel
East entrance
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
157464
Arch Rock Tunnel
East entrance
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.750000,-121.996667
Carries CA 32 over Sacramento River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss swing span with two Pratt through truss approach spans.
Total Length: 577.0 Feet
Span Length: 311.0 Feet
Overview: Lost swing bridge over Sacramento River on CA 32
History: Built 1908-1911; Replaced 1987
Built: 1911
Location: Butte County
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161476
Gianella Bridge
Flood of January 24, 1970
161477
Gianella Bridge
161478
Gianella Bridge
161479
Gianella Bridge
161480
Gianella Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott
161481
Gianella Bridge
161482
Gianella Bridge
161483
Gianella Bridge
186213
Gianella Bridge
Gianella Bridge First toll bridge across Sacramento River, Chico, John Bidwell in photograph. 1879.
Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico
196286
View To Northwest. Downstream Side Of Bridge From Center Of River. (Photographed From Boat)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196287
View To North-Northwest. Downstream Side Of Bridge From West Of Center Of River. (Photographed From Boat)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196288
View To West-Northwest. Downstream Side Of Bridge From East Of Center Of River. (Photographed From Boat)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196289
View To Northeast. Oblique View Of Downstream Side Of Bridge From West Bank.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196290
View To Southeast. Oblique View Of Upstream Side Of Bridge. (Photographed From Boat)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196291
View To South. Oblique View Of Upstream Side Of Bridge. (Photographed From Boat)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196292
View To Northeast. View Along Centerline Toward West Portal, Glenn County Side Of Bridge.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196293
View To Southwest. Oblique View Of East Portal, Butte County Side Of Bridge
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196294
View To Northeast. Detail, Oblique View Of West Approach Span. Note Pin Connections, Underside Details, Shadow Pattern Cast By Steel Open Grate Deck.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196295
View To North. Detail, Center Pier And Central Portion Of Swing Span, Including Control Cabin. (Photographed From Boat)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196296
View To Northeast. Detail, Center Pier And Turntable Assembly. (Photographed From Boat)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196297
View To Northeast. Detail, Turntable Assembly, Control Cabin, Truss Connections Of Center Portion Of Swing Span. (Photographed From Boat)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196298
View To West. Detail, West Pier, West Approach Span, Locking Gear At West End Of Swing Span. (Photographed From Boat)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196299
View To East. Detail, Center Pier, Turntable Assembly, Control Cabin. (Photographed From Boat) Note Cutwater On Upstream Side Of Center Pier.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196300
View To Southest. Detail, East Abutment And Fender. (Photographed From Boat)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196301
View To Northeast. Detail, View Through Truss From Deck Of Control Cabin.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196302
View To Southwest. Detail, Shaft And Gear Assembly On Exterior Control Cabin Deck.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196303
Vertical View. Detail, View From Landing On Control Cabin Ladder, At Approximately Bridge Deck Level, Showing Portion Of Gear Train At Turntable.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196304
View To Northwest. Dolphin As Seen From Control Cabin Deck.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196305
View To Southwest. Dolphin. (Photographed From Boat) Note Cutwater On Upstream Side Of Dolphin, And That Dolphin Is Octagonal As Opposed To Circular Design Of Center Pier.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196306
View To South. Interior Of Control Cabin From Doorway. Inverted 'Tee'-Shaped Object In Left Corner And Large White Wooden Beam Bolted Together To Form Capstan Utilized For Hand Operation Of The Swing Span.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196307
View To Southwest. Detail, Gear Train System, Control Cabin Interior.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196308
View To West. Detail, Operating System, Control Cabin Interior.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196309
View To Southwest. Detail, Gear Train System, Bridge Open Indicator Pointer At Upper Center, Control Cabin Inferior.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196310
View To West. Detail, One Of Two Westinghouse Drive Motors, Control Cabin Interior.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196311
View To East. Oblique View Of Upstream Side, From West Bank, Photographer Unknown, May 1939
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196312
View To Northeast. View Along Centerline From West Portal, Photographer Unknown, May 1939
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196313
View To Northeast. View Over Top Of Truss From Control Cabin Deck. Photographer Unknown, August 1947 (Note That Frame For Electrical Power Cables Is Still In Place, Though The Bridge Was Converted To Hand Operation Almost Ten Years Earlier.)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196314
View To Northwest. Detail View Of Turntable, Control Cabin And Center Portion Of Swing Span, Downstream Side Photographer Unknown, August 1947
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196315
View To West. Detail View Of Original Lattice Railing, Ladder To Control Cabin, Drive Shaft For Swing Span At Right, Next To Laced Vertical Compression Member Photographer Unknown, November 17, 1952
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196316
View To Southwest. View Along Centerline From East Portal Photographer Unknown, Ca. 1952
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196317
View To Northeast. Oblique View Of Downstream Side From West Bank Photographer Unknown, January 12, 1955
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196318
View To Southeast. Aerial View Of Area During Flood Stage. Gianella Bridge At Upper Right Photographer Unknown, January 24, 1970
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196319
View To Southwest. Aerial View Of Area During Flood Stage, Looking Along Centerline Of Gianella Bridge, With Hamilton City, Glenn County, In The Background Photographer Unknown, January 24, 1970
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196320
Plan And Elevation Of Gianella Bridge John B. Leonard, Dated April 1908
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196321
Detail Sheet, Center Pier Design And Pier Placement Plan John B. Leonard, Dated July 1909
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196322
Detail Sheet, Pier And Abutment Plans And Elevations John B. Leonard, Dated April 1908
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196323
Detail Sheet, Pier And Abutment Plans And Elevtions With Sections Showing Piling Placement John B. Leonard, Dated April 1908
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196324
Detail Sheet, Plan And Elevation Of Turntable John B. Leonard, Dated April 1908
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196325
Detail Sheet, Dolphin With Specifications John B. Leonard, Dated July 1909
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196326
Detail Sheet, Fenders And Dolphins John B. Leonard (Date Illegible, But Probably April 1908)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
196327
Detail Sheet, Truss Strain Sheet John B. Leonard (Date Unknown, But Probably April 1908)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
254166
Gianella Bridge Point of Historic Interest Plaque
Gianella Bridge Point of Historic Interest Plaque
Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013
254167
close up of Gianella Bridge Point of Historic Interest Plaque
Close up of Gianella Bridge Point of Historic Interest Plaque - Caltrans
Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013
263965
Gianella Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.803889,-121.450000
Carries Camp Creek Road over Flea Valley Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete deck arch
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Deck arch bridge over Flea Valley Creek on Camp Creek Road
History: Built 1962
Built: 1962
Location: Butte County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.784312,-121.660254
Carries Centerville Road over Butte Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Steel Pratt Through Truss
Total Length: 121.1 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Butte Creek on Centerville Road
History: Built 1940; Replaced 2002
Built: 1940
Location: Butte County
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186216
Centerville.CA.bridge
Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico
186217
Centerville.CA.bridge II
Photo taken 1947
Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico
Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 39.693593,-121.562579
Carries Nelson Bar Rd over West Branch Feather River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over West Branch Feather River
History: Destroyed by flooding March 30, 1903; replaced by steel truss bridge. Site inudated by Lake Oroville.
Built:
Location: Butte County
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186219
Nelson Bar Covered Bridge
Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 39.749354,-121.802109
Carries Bike and pedestrian path over Chico Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: MOB pedestrian bridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Prefabricated bike and pedestrian bridge over Chico Creek.
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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204865
Bidwell Park Bridge
Bidwell Park Bridge. For bicycles and pedestrians.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on July 22, 2011
Status:
Location: 39.528889,-121.555833
Carries Cherokee Road over Thermalito Diversion Canal
Design: beam
Design Details:
Total Length: 573.2 Feet
Span Length: 144.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Thermalito Diversion Canal on Cherokee Road
History: Bridge was built to span the Thermalito Diversion Canal. Part of the Oroville Dam Project.
Built: 1966
Location: Butte County
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206595
Cherokee Road Bridge
Cherokee Road Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on August 1, 2011
206596
Cherokee Road Bridge
Cherokee Road Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on August 1, 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.585179,-121.430858
Carries Highway 162 over West Branch of Lake Oroville
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 779.9 Feet
Span Length: 250.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over West Branch of Lake Oroville on Highway 162 (Oro Quincy Highway)
History: Built 1966
Built: 1965
Location: Butte County
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224424
Canyon Creek Bridge
Canyon Creek Bridge. Looking East.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on February 2, 2012
224425
Canyon Creek Bridge
Canyon Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on February 2, 2012
224426
Canyon Creek Bridge
Canyon Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on February 2, 2012
224427
Canyon Creek Bridge
Canyon Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on February 2, 2012
224428
Canyon Creek Bridge
Canyon Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on February 2, 2012
256809
Canyon Creek Bridge
Canyon Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on June 17, 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.716606,-121.470504
Carries Railroad over North Fork Feather River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel concrete deck arch
Total Length: 990.0 Feet
Span Length: 307.0 Feet
Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over North Fork Feather River on Railroad
History: Built 1957; line relocation for Oroville Dam Project
Built: 1957
Location: Butte County
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283159
Poe RR Bridge
North Face
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283160
Poe RR Bridge
North Face
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283161
Poe RR Bridge
North Face
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283162
Poe RR Bridge
North Face
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283163
Poe RR Bridge
North Face
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283164
Poe RR Bridge
North Face
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283165
Poe RR Bridge
South Face
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283166
Poe RR Bridge
North Face viewing across top of powerhouse
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283167
Poe RR Bridge
South Face
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283168
Poe RR Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283169
Poe RR Bridge
South Face
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283170
Poe RR Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283171
Poe RR Bridge
View looking West into unnamed tunnel.
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283172
Poe RR Bridge
South Face
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283173
Poe RR Bridge
South Face
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283174
Poe RR Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283175
Poe RR Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.794039,-121.451900
Carries UP Railroad over North Fork Feather River
Design: truss/through/warren/sub-panels
Design Details: Warren through truss with sub-panels
Total Length: 435.0 Feet
Span Length: 255.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over North Fork Feather River on UP Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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228316
Pulga Crossing
Photo taken by Craig Philpott
228317
Pulga Crossing
Photo taken by Craig Philpott
228318
Pulga Crossing
Photo taken by Craig Philpott
228319
Pulga Crossing
Photo taken by Craig Philpott
228320
Pulga Crossing
Photo taken by Craig Philpott
228321
Pulga Crossing
Photo taken by Craig Philpott
228322
Pulga Crossing
Photo taken by Craig Philpott
228323
Pulga Crossing
Photo taken by Craig Philpott
228324
Pulga Crossing
Photo taken by Craig Philpott
444344
UP - Feather River Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in August 1980
Status: Demolished
Location: 39.537685,-121.485095
Carries The former Highway 24. over Middle fork of the Feather River.
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Middle fork of the Feather River on the former Highway 24.
History: Built 1931; Removed 1965
Built: 1931
Location: Butte County
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250167
Hansell's Bridge
Hansell's Bridge - 1964
DWR Photo provided by Larry Matthews
250168
Hansell's Bridge
Hansell's Bridge - 1964
DWR Photo provided by Larry Matthews
250169
Hansell's Bridge
Hansell's Bridge - 1959
DWR Photo provided by Larry Matthews
276264
Hansell's Bridge
Photo submitted by Craig Philpott
276265
Hansell's Bridge
1938
Photo submitted by Craig Philpott
495525
Hansell's Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.615964,-121.142395
Carries Golden Trout Crossing Road over South Fork of Feather River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over South Fork of Feather River on Golden Trout Crossing Road
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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252137
Golden Trout Crossing Bridge
Golden Trout Crossing Bridge, looking North
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on April 5, 2013
252138
Golden Trout Crossing Bridge
Golden Trout Crossing Bridge, looking West
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on April 5, 2013
252139
Golden Trout Crossing Bridge, looking East
Golden Trout Crossing Bridge
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on April 5, 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.758303,-121.795900
Carries Manzanita Avenue over Big Chico Creek
Design: slab
Design Details:
Total Length: 92.2 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Big Chico Creek on Manzanita Avenue
History:
Built: 1974
Location: Butte County
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253185
Manzanita Bridge
Northeast View of the bridge showing the bike lane that runs under it
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 5, 2013
253186
Manzanita Bridge
View of the bridge toward the North and the "round-a-bout" at Vallombrosa Avenue. Shows the pedestrian/bike crossing.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 5, 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.725887,-121.851296
Carries Nord Avenue/CA-32 over Big Chico Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete Tee beam. Enlarged and widened in 1967
Total Length: 85.3 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Big Chico Creek on Nord Avenue/CA-32
History: Built 1921; Reconstructed 1967
Built: 1921
Location: Butte County
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254176
Big Chico Creek Bridge - Hwy 32 in Chico
Lookig east at Big Chico Creek Bridge - Hwy 32 in Chico
Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013
254177
Big Chico Creek Bridge - Hwy 32 in Chico
Close up of paddle marker for Big Chico Creek Bridge - Hwy 32 in Chico
Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013
254178
Big Chico Creek Bridge - Hwy 32 in Chico underneath
You can see the old bridge structure from 1921 and the 1967 addition.
Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013
254179
Big Chico Creek Bridge - Hwy 32 in Chico underneath
Again, you can see the old bridge structure from 1921 and the 1967 addition.
Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013
254180
Big Chico Creek Bridge - Hwy 32 in Chico looking west
Chico State Univ studdent walking east on Big Chico Creek Bridge - Hwy 32 in Chico from west edn
Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.727796,-121.468401
Carries Poe Powerhouse Road over North Fork Feather River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Steel Pratt deck truss with concrete deck
Total Length: 335.0 Feet
Span Length: 178.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt deck truss bridge over North Fork Feather River on Poe Powerhouse Road
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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283149
Poe Powerhouse Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283150
Poe Powerhouse Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283151
Poe Powerhouse Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283152
Poe Powerhouse Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283153
Poe Powerhouse Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283154
Poe Powerhouse Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283155
Poe Powerhouse Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283156
Poe Powerhouse Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283157
Poe Powerhouse Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
283158
Poe Powerhouse Bridge
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2014
Status: Open to pedestrians and bicycles.
Location: 39.540697,-121.509785
Carries Brad Freeman Bike Trail over
Design: truss/modern/pony/pratt
Design Details: Modern Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge on Brad Freeman Bike Trail
History: Built Pre 2000
Built: Pre 2000
Location: Butte County
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283968
Brad Freeman Bike Trail Bridge
Brad Freeman Bike Trail Bridge looking East.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 19, 2014
283969
Brad Freeman Bike Trail Bridge
Brad Freeman Bike Trail Bridge looking West.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 19, 2014
283970
Brad Freeman Bike Trail Bridge
Brad Freeman Bike Trail Bridge looking South.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 19, 2014
283971
Brad Freeman Bike Trail Bridge
Brad Freeman Bike Trail Bridge looking South.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on May 19, 2014
283989
Brad Freeman Bike Trail Bridge
Brad Freeman Bike Trail Bridge looking West.
Photo taken by Scott Roberts on May 19, 2014
Status: Removed
Location: 39.503809,-121.578760
Carries Sacramento Northern Railway over Feather River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Feather River on Sacramento Northern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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465990
SN - Feather River Bridge
Photo from old postcard
465993
SN - Feather River Bridge
after December 1937 flood
Photo taken by Ted Wurm Western Rwy Museum Archives
465995
Photo taken by United States Department of Agriculture; Courtesy of the East Bay Hills Project
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 39.749030,-121.868707
Carries Cussick Ave over Lindo Channel
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lindo Channel
History:
Built: 1935
Location: Butte County
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299747
Cussick Avenue Bridge
Looking South.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on October 9, 2014
299748
Cussick Avenue Bridge
Looking North.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on October 9, 2014
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.536256,-121.371902
Carries Lumpkin Road over South Fork of Feather River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 152.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over South Fork of Feather River
History: Demolished and replaced by the New Enterprise Bridge. Location is now inundated by waters of Lake Oroville.
Built: 1909
Location: Butte County
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303642
Old Enterprise Bridge
Looking north.
Photo taken by Bill Talbitzer 1962
303643
Old Enterprise Bridge
Taken in 1950's.
Public Domain
303644
Old Enterprise Bridge
Taken in 1950's.
Public Domain
305874
Enterprise Bridge side view
Enterprise Bridge side view
Photo taken by Bill Talbitzer 1962
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 39.442042,-121.343770
Carries La Porte Road over Natchez Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Natchez Creek on La Porte Road at Rackerby, CA
History: Built 1908, replaced 1984
Built: 1908
Location: Butte County
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320457
Honcut Bainbridge Crossing Bridge
Honcut Bainbridge Crossing Bridge looking West
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on April 1, 2015
320458
Honcut Bainbridge Crossing Bridge
Honcut Bainbridge Crossing Bridge looking West
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on April 1, 2015
320459
Honcut Bainbridge Crossing Bridge
Honcut Bainbridge Crossing Bridge looking East.
Photo taken by Larry Matthews on April 1, 2015
481395
Honcut Bainbridge Crossing Bridge
Image capture: Streetview
Photo provided by Craig Philpott
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.873295,-121.705743
Carries Old Chico Canyon Road over Big Chico Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Wood-deck one-lane pony truss bridge.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Chico Creek on Old Chico Canyon Road
History: Built unknown year.
Built:
Location: Butte County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.825609,-121.568536
Carries Jordan Hill Road over West Branch Feather River
Design: truss/pony/polygonal/verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 204.1 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet
Overview: Polygonal Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over West Branch Feather River on Jordan Hill Road
History: Built 1935 by CCC as part of Ponderosa Way, rehabilitated lightly 2006, and extensively 2015
Built: 1935
Location: Butte County
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438172
Truss
438173
Deck
438174
Truss
438175
Bridge from Downstream
438176
Truss & Approach Spans
438177
Bridge
438178
Bridge and Approach Span
438179
Bridge and Approach Span
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.380442,-121.650884
Carries Ord Ranch Road over Sutter Butte Canal
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete slab bridge.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Sutter Butte Canal on Ord Ranch Road
History: Built unknown date
Built:
Location: Butte County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 39.693153,-121.563656
Carries Nelson Bar Rd over West Branch Feather River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge
History:
Built: 1903
Location: Butte County
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480050
Photo provided by John Doyle
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.710760,-121.796560
Carries CA-99 over Edgar Slough
Design: culvert
Design Details:
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 7.9 Feet
Overview: Culvert Bridge over Edgar Slough on CA-99
History: Built 1953
Built: 1953
Location: Butte County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.607978,-121.152184
Carries Old Golden Trout Crossing Road (FR 20N15) over South Fork Feather River
Design: truss/pony/polygonal/no-verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss with no verticals
Total Length: 130.6 Feet
Span Length: 129.6 Feet
Overview: Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over South Fork Feather River on Old Golden Trout Crossing Road (FR 20N15)
History: Built 1950, rehabilitated 2000
Built: 1950
Location: Butte County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.735000,-121.765000
Carries Stilson Canyon Road over Little Chico Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel Stringer, Multi Beam or Girder.
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Little Chico Creek on Stilson Canyon Road
History: Built 1906, Reconstructed In 1945
Built: 1906
Location: Butte County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.692122,-121.491090
Carries UP RR over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 3500.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under hillside on UP RR
History: Built 1968 for Oroville Dam line relocation
Built: 1968
Location: Butte County
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465354
UP - Big Bend Tunnel No.7
looking southwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in June 1989
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.503810,-121.578760
Carries Northern Electric Railway over Feather River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Feather River on Northern Electric Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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465991
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
465992
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
483800
Concrete Covered and Truss Bridge over Feather River between Thermalito and Oroville Northern Electric Railroad
View of a concrete covered bridge over the Feather River taken in circa 1900.
Photo from John Nopel, CSU Chico Digital Collections
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.516661,-121.547961
Carries Montgomery Street over UP Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with steel brace deck supports
Total Length: 87.9 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over UP Railroad on Montgomery Street
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Butte County
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468330
Montgomery St Bridge
viewing NE
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2020
468331
Montgomery St Bridge
viewing NE
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2020
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 39.838655,-121.770031
Carries Footpath over Mud Creek
Design: suspension
Design Details: Suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Suspension bridge over Mud Creek on Footpath
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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485371
Swinging bridge, Richardson Springs, CA
The swinging bridge at Richardson Springs resort, 1930s. The Richardson Springs Hotel can be seen in the background. Randy Taylor Collection
Photo from Randy Taylor Collection
485372
"The Swinging Bridge," Richardson Springs, Calif 1937
Suspension bridge with tree and bushes in foreground. Lower right corner reads "J.H. Eastman." Red tape on top edge of envelope.
Photo from Jervie Henry Eastman; Publisher University of California, Davis, General Library, Dept. of Special Collections
485373
Suspension Bridge at Richardson Springs, Calif 1944
Suspension bridge with man standing on it in middle ground with bushes and trees in background. Lower center reads "J.H. Eastman."
Photo from Jervie Henry Eastman; Publisher University of California, Davis, General Library, Dept. of Special Collections
485374
Swinging Bridge_ca 1924
Written on photograph, Richardson Springs - Swinging bridge.
Photo from Larry V. Richardson Collection, Northeastern California Historic Photograph Collection Digital Repository, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico
490233
Postcard - The Swinging Bridge
Postmark - 1941 Mar-26
Photo taken by J. M. Eastman
Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.507899,-121.598378
Carries Northern Electric Railroad/Sacramento Northern Railroad over Rudy Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Rudy Creek on Northern Electric Railroad/Sacramento Northern Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.628778,-121.992716
Carries Ord Ferry Rd over Sacramento River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Ferry across Sacramento River on Ord Ferry Rd
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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484593
Ord Ferry circa 1960
Pick up trucks on Ord Ferry as it crosses the Sacramento River at Ord Bend, Calif.
Photo from John Nopel Photograph Collection, CSU Chico Digital Collections
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 39.749329,-121.853697
Carries Bike/Footpath over Lindo Channel
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Lindo Channel on Bike/Footpath
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.749314,-121.854115
Carries Esplanade over Sandy Gulch/Lindo Channel
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sandy Gulch/Lindo Channel on Esplanade
History: Built 1883; replaced 1925
Built: 1883
Location: Butte County
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492606
Index
Courtesy of the Northeastern California Historic Photograph Collection from the California State University at Chico's Meriam Library Special Collections Department; Used under Fair Use as an educational resource
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.731999,-121.842000
Carries Esplanade over Big Chico Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 55.8 Feet
Span Length: 53.5 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Big Chico Creek on Esplanade
History: Built 1912; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1912
Location: Butte County
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492608
Courtesy of the Chico History Museum's Facebook Page; Used under Fair Use as an educational resource
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.805199,-121.655927
Carries Footpath from Helltown Rd over Butte Creek
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 120.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Wire suspension bridge over Butte Creek on footpath to Helltown
History: Pedestrian bridge across Butte Creek
Built:
Location: Butte County
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492609
Helltown Rd Bridge
Footbridge over Butte Creek to Helltown.
Photo taken by unknown
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 39.805127,-121.655901
Carries Helltown Rd over Butte Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 120.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Butte Creek on Helltown Rd
History: Car bridge built over Butte Creek near footbridge
Built:
Location: Butte County
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492610
Helltown Rd bridge
Photo taken by satellite
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.766651,-121.456764
Carries UP RR over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under hillside on UP RR
History:
Built:
Location: Butte County
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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
