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Angels Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.068032,-120.538960

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Carries CA 49 over Angels Creek
Design: arch/deck/luten
Design Details: Concrete Luten Arch
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete Luten arch bridge over Angels Creek on CA 49 in Angels Camp
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909

Location: Calaveras County

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279142

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Angels Creek, Angels Camp

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279143

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Angels Creek, Angels Camp

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279144

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Angels Creek, Angels Camp

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279145

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Angels Creek, Angels Camp

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279146

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Angels Creek, Angels Camp

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279147

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Angels Creek, Angels Camp

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Main Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.137778,-120.461944

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Carries Main Street over Angels Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Angels Creek on Main Street in Murphys
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909

Location: Calaveras County

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279148

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Angels Creek, Murphy

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2014

279149

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Angels Creek, Murphy

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279150

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Angels Creek, Murphy

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279151

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Angels Creek, Murphy

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279152

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Angels Creek, Murphy

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279153

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Angels Creek, Murphy

Historic plaque next to bridge

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Calaveritas Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.155833,-120.610000

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Carries Calaveritas Road over Calaveritas Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren Pony truss
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Warren Pony truss bridge over Calaveritas Creek on Calaveritas Road
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Calaveras County

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279188

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Calaveritas Road 1

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2014

279189

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Calaveritas Road 2

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279190

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Calaveritas Road 3

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279191

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Calaveritas Road 4

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279192

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Calaveritas Road 5

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279193

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Calaveritas Road 6

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279194

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Calaveritas Road 7

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279195

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Calaveritas Road 8

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279196

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Calaveritas Road 9

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279197

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Calaveritas Road 10

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279198

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Calaveritas

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279199

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Calaveritas

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Middle Bar Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.297778,-120.750000

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Carries Middle Bar Road over Mokelumne River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 10-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 207.0 Feet
Span Length: 204.1 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Mokelumne River on Middle Bar Road
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912

Location: Calaveras County

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208663

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Middle Bar Bridge - A fisherman's delight

Middle Fork Bridge showing the bridge maker information and a host of people all fishing

Photo taken by Mike Lynch in August 2011

209611

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Middle Bar Bridge

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209612

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Middle Bar Bridge

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209613

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Middle Bar Bridge

North portal detail

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209614

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Middle Bar Bridge

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209615

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Middle Bar Bridge

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209616

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Middle Bar Bridge

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209617

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Middle Bar Bridge

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209618

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Middle Bar Bridge

South portal detail

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209619

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Middle Bar Bridge

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209620

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Middle Bar Bridge

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209621

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Middle Bar Bridge

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Ponderosa Way Bridge #2

Status: Closed. Deck was destroyed by Butte Fire in 2015. Truss remains intact.

Location: 38.316683,-120.601880

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Carries Ponderosa Way over North Fork Calaveras River
Design: truss/deck/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Deck Truss
Total Length: 169.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over North Fork Calaveras River on Ponderosa Way
History: Built 1935; Deck destroyed by fire 2015
Built: 1935

Location: Calaveras County

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279228

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Ponderosa Way South

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2014

279229

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Ponderosa Way South

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279230

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Ponderosa Way South

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279231

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Ponderosa Way South

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279232

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Ponderosa Way South

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279233

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Ponderosa Way South 6

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279234

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Ponderosa Way South

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279235

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Ponderosa Way South

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279236

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Ponderosa Way South

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279237

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Ponderosa Way South

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279238

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Ponderosa Way South

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279239

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Ponderosa Way South

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279240

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Ponderosa Way South

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279241

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Ponderosa Way South

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279242

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Ponderosa Way South

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279243

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Ponderosa Way South

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279244

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Ponderosa Way South

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279245

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Ponderosa Way South

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279246

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Ponderosa Way South

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352885

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Bridge after Butte Fire

Deck is gone, but it could be replaced.

Photo taken by Brendan Raymundo

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San Andreas Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.197778,-120.680000

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Carries Main Street over San Andreas Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over San Andreas Creek on Main Street in San Andreas
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914

Location: Calaveras County

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Hubbard Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.259535,-120.413975

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Carries Hubbard Road over O'Neil Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer bridge.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over O'Neil Creek on Hubbard Road
History: Built unknown date
Built:

Location: Calaveras County

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Cement Plant Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.158956,-120.612484

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Carries Cement Plant Road over Calaveritas Road
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer trestle crossing small valley and county road.
Total Length: 215.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Calaveritas Road on Cement Plant Road
History: Built by railroad and repurposed by Calaveras Cement Company to connect limestone mine functions
Built:

Location: Calaveras County

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279205

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Cement Plant Road 1

Looking North

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279206

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Cement Plant Road 2

Looking North

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279207

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Cement Plant Road 3

Looking North

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279208

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Cement Plant Road 4

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279209

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Cement Plant Road 5

Looking South

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Camp Nine Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.124881,-120.384363

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Carries Camp Nine Rd over Stanislaus River
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder bridge.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Stanislaus River on Camp Nine Rd
History: Built circa 1970
Built: circa 1970

Location: Calaveras County

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340977

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Overview

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Old Camp Nine Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 38.135884,-120.377913

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Carries Old Camp 9 Road over Stanislaus River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Stanislaus River on Old Camp 9 Road
History: Built 1907; Removed 2008
Built: 1907

Location: Calaveras County

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340919

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Photo taken by Mark Yashinsky

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Calaveras Cement Company Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.162269,-120.649271

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Carries Cement Plant Road over CA 49 & Willow Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Tee beam
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over CA 49 & Willow Creek on Cement Plant Road
History:
Built: 1935

Location: Calaveras County

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: Calaveras Cement Company Underpass

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347603

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: Calaveras Cement Company Underpass

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Gold Strike Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.225874,-120.699645

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Carries Gold Strike Road (formerly CA-49) over North Fork Calaveras River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Simple-design steel stringer bridge.
Total Length: 152.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over North Fork Calaveras River on Gold Strike Road (formerly CA-49)
History: Built 1951, bypassed but kept in service 1963.
Built: 1951

Location: Calaveras County

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Gillam Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.220615,-120.784661

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Carries Gillam Road over Youngs Creek
Design: beam
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Wood beam bridge over Youngs Creek on Gillam Road
History: Built unknown year.
Built:

Location: Calaveras County

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Fourth Crossing Bridge

Status: Open to local pedestrian and cattle traffic

Location: 38.130082,-120.636817

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Carries Unnamed Path over San Antonio Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer bridge.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over San Antonio Creek on Old Hwy 49 Predecessor
History: Built mid-1800's as a bridge on the wagon road that preceded Hwy 49, converted to pedestrian use when Hwy 49 was paved in the early 1900's.
Built: mid-1800's

Location: Calaveras County

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Fourth Crossing Bridge

Satellite view of the bridge.

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Crestview Drive Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.144458,-120.449569

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Carries Crestview Drive over Angels Creek
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Railroad flatcar bridge with wooden deck.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Railroad flatcar bridge over Angels Creek on Crestview Drive
History: Built unknown year.
Built:

Location: Calaveras County

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448384

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Structure

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448385

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Deck

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Monge Ranch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.113710,-120.452805

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Carries Monge Ranch Road over Coyote Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer bridge with wood deck.
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Coyote Creek on Monge Ranch Road
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Calaveras County

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Sierra Railway - Stanislaus River Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 38.010325,-120.486955

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Carries Sierra Railway over Stanislaus River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Stanislaus River on Sierra Railway
History: Line completed 1902; Line closed 1936
Built: 1902

Location: Calaveras County

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Courtesy of the Calaveras Historical Society

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Old Jenny Lind Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrian traffic on privately owned land

Location: 38.088849,-120.865412

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Carries Old Milton Road over Calaveras River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two 9-panel Pratt through truss spans with timber stringer approach spans.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Calaveras River on Old Milton Road
History:
Built:

Location: Calaveras County

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340976

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Rancho Calaveras Bridge

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Old Camp Nine Footbridge

Status: Abandoned with no deck

Location: 38.140021,-120.371162

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Carries Footpath over Stanislaus River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 3-span Pratt through truss bridge.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Stanislaus River on Camp Nine Footpath
History: Plausibly built 1890-1930
Built:

Location: Calaveras County

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340918

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Photo taken by Mark Yashinsky

340978

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Overview

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Calaveritas Creek Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 38.170309,-120.555215

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Carries Ponderosa Way over Calaveritas Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Wood-decked steel stringer bridge.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Calaveritas Creek on Ponderosa Way
History: Built 1935, abandoned circa 1980
Built: 1935

Location: Calaveras County

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Armstrong Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.261500,-120.411088

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Carries Armstrong Road over O'Neil Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over O'Neil Creek on Armstrong Road
History: Built unknown year.
Built:

Location: Calaveras County

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North Fork Calaveras River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.206667,-120.710833

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Carries State Route 12 over N. Fork Calaveras River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 299.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over N. Fork Calaveras River on State Route 12
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938

Location: Calaveras County

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347601

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: State Route 12 across the North Fork of Calaveras Creek

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Calaveritas Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.161667,-120.648722

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Carries State Route 49 over Calaveritas Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 240.2 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Calaveritas Creek on State Route 49
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Calaveras County

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347699

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: State Route 49 Bridge across Calaveritas Creek

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Angels Footbridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 38.066681,-120.538911

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Carries Walkway over Angels Creek
Design: truss/pony/borcherding
Design Details: Miller & Borcherding pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Miller & Borcherding pony truss bridge over Angels Creek on Walkway
History: Originally built during 1890s, washed out during flood 1909; Rebuilt 1916, Condemned 1966, Restored 1996
Built: 1916

Location: Calaveras County

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347626

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: Angels Foot Bridge

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347627

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: Angels Foot Bridge

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Main Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.087778,-120.472778

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Carries Main Street over Branch of Coyote Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Branch of Coyote Creek on Main Street in Vallecito
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Calaveras County

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347700

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Calaveras County, California Bridges; Main Street Bridge across Coyote Creek

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Esperanza Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.295464,-120.496150

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Carries Railroad Flat Road over Esperanza Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Esperanza Creek on Railroad Flat Road
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Calaveras County

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347701

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Calaveras County, California Bridges; Railroad Flat Road Bridge across Esperenza Creek

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347702

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Calaveras County, California Bridges; Railroad Flat Road Bridge across Esperenza Creek

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Youngs Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.192531,-120.810097

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Carries Lime Creek Road over Youngs Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 58.1 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Youngs Creek on Lime Creek Road
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Calaveras County

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: Lime Creek Road Bridge across Youngs Creek

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348090

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: Lime Creek Road Bridge across Youngs Creek

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Youngs Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.193058,-120.806064

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Carries Lime Creek Road over Youngs Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Youngs Creek on Lime Creek Road
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917

Location: Calaveras County

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: Lime Creek Road Bridge across Youngs Creek

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348092

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: Lime Creek Road Bridge across Youngs Creek

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Haupt Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.214878,-120.761886

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Carries Double Springs Road over Haupt Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Haupt Creek on Double Springs Road
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917

Location: Calaveras County

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348093

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: Double Springs Road Bridge across Haupt Creek

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348094

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: Double Springs Road Bridge across Haupt Creek

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348095

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Calaveras County, California Bridges: Double Springs Road Bridge across Haupt Creek

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Pioneer Cabin Tree Tunnel

Status: Destroyed by severe weather

Location: 38.277518,-120.309298

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Carries Branches over North Grove Trail
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Sequoiadendron giganteum Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Tunnel under Branches on North Grove Trail
History: Germinated appx 1,000 years ago; Hollowed out in the 1880s; Toppled January 8, 2017
Built:

Location: Calaveras County

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

375516

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Photo taken by NX1Z

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Tanner Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.141755,-120.452127

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Carries Tanner Street over Angels Creek
Design: arch/deck/corrugated
Design Details: Corrugated multi-plate steel arch bridge set in concrete.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Corrugated multi-plate arch bridge over Angels Creek on Tanner Street in Murphys
History: Built unknown date
Built:

Location: Calaveras County

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Structure

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Boards Crossing Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.304394,-120.234332

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Carries Boards Crossing Road (Forest Route 5N75) over North Fork Stanislaus River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: 6-panel Warren pony truss with alternating verticals, steel stringer approaches.
Total Length: 166.0 Feet
Span Length: 101.1 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge with alternating verticals over the North Fork Stanislaus River on Boards Crossing Road (Forest Route 5N75)
History: Built 1926, replacing a ford through the river
Built: 1926

Location: Calaveras County

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South end

Notice the collapsed railing

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430608

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South end approach

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430609

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Main span, from south end

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Deck view, from south end

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430611

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Main span deck view, from south

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430612

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Eastern truss & river

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430613

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Western truss & river

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430614

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Deck view

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430615

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Deck view, from north end

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430616

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North end approach

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430617

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Deck view, from north end

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430618

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Historical plaque/marker

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430619

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Collapsed railing on north end approach

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430620

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Western truss w/ outriggers

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Archie Stevenot Memorial Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.004005,-120.499822

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Carries Golden Chain Highway (CA 49) over Stanislaus River (New Melones Reservoir)
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete segmental box girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 550.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete segemental box girder bridge over Stanislaus River (New Melones Reservoir) on Golden Chain Highway (CA 49)
History: Built 1976
Built: 1976

Location: Calaveras County

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Archie Stevenot Memorial Bridge

Oblique view

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Archie Stevenot Memorial Bridge

Elevation

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Archie Stevenot Memorial Bridge

View beside bridge looking southeast

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Archie Stevenot Memorial Bridge

View beside bridge looking northwest

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Archie Stevenot Memorial Bridge

Elevation

Photo taken by Eric Sakowski at HighestBridges.com in November 2009

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Archie Stevenot Memorial Bridge

Distant elevation

Photo taken by Dan Brekke at Flickr in April 2015

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Parrott's Ferry Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.038418,-120.454263

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Carries Parrott's Ferry Road over Stanislaus River (New Melones Reservoir)
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete segmental box girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 640.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete segmental box girder bridge over Stanislaus River (New Melones Reservoir) on Parrott's Ferry Road
History: Built 1978
Built: 1978

Location: Calaveras County

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Parrotts Ferry Bridge

Looking up at bridge

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Parrotts Ferry Bridge

Oblique view looking up at bridge from river bank

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Parrotts Ferry Bridge

Elevation

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Parrotts Ferry Bridge

Distant elevation from Archie Stevenot Bridge on CA 49

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Blagen Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.266740,-120.340530

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Carries Blagen Road over Big Trees Creek
Design: truss/pony/bailey
Design Details: Bailey pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bailey pony truss bridge over Big Trees Creek on Blagen Road
History: Erected 2017 to replace failed culvert
Built: 2017

Location: Calaveras County

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Old Hwy 49 Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 38.298301,-120.727060

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Carries Old Hwy 49 Alignment over Drainage
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over Drainage on Old Hwy 49 Alignment
History: Built unknown year
Built:

Location: Calaveras County

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Utica Powerhouse Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.152639,-120.439281

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Carries Utica Powerhouse Road over Angels Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Stringer bridge over Angels Creek on Utica Powerhouse Road
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Calaveras County

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O'Byrnes Ferry Covered Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.899007,-120.566821

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Carries O'Byrnes Ferry Road over Stanislaus River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss covered bridge over Stanislaus River on O'Byrnes Ferry Road
History: Removed with Tri-Dam Project in 1955
Built: 1862

Location: Calaveras County

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O'Byrnes Ferry Covered Bridge

1950s view

Photo from old postcard


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.

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