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Butte Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.420000,-121.881389

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Carries Road 67 over Butte Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Butte Creek on Road 67
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Glenn County

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Sacramento River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.456667,-121.995000

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Carries CA 162 over Sacramento River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Main span is a divided Howe through truss design. West approach is a Pratt through truss. swing
Total Length: 4389.3 Feet
Span Length: 292.0 Feet

Overview: Howe Through truss bridge over Sacramento River on CA 162/Biggs-Willows Road
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1961
Built: 1947

Location: Glenn County

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157215

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Sacramento River Hwy 162

Looking NW.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010

157216

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Sacramento River Hwy 162

East portal

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157217

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Sacramento River Hwy 162

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010

157218

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Sacramento River Hwy 162

Looking North, center of bridge.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010

157219

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Sacramento River Hwy 162

Looking North, East side dual united trusses.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010

157220

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Sacramento River Hwy 162

Looking North, West end single truss.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010

157221

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Sacramento River Hwy 162

Looking East

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157222

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Highway 162

Builders year

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010

289543

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Sacramento River Bridge

In service

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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Soeth Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.485000,-122.513889

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Carries Soeth Road over Stony Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 8-panel Pratt through truss bridge
Total Length: 185.0 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet

Overview: Pratt Through truss bridge over Stony Creek on Soeth Road
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Glenn County

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163109

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Soeth Road Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 16, 2010

163110

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Soeth Road Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 16, 2010

163111

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Soeth Road Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 16, 2010

163112

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Deck View

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163113

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Roadway View

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163114

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Soeth Road Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 16, 2010

163115

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Deck View

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163116

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Bottom Chord Pinned Connection

Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 16, 2010

163117

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Soeth Road Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 16, 2010

191931

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

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Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191932

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

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Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191933

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

Looking North (and downstream) at distant stone pier for unknown structure.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191934

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191935

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191936

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

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191937

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

View SE

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191938

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

View SE

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191939

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

West portal

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191940

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191941

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191942

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Soeth Road Bridge, Stony Creek, Glenn County

Looking upstream

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Stony Creek Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 39.611811,-122.528793

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Carries Pedestrian path over Stony Creek
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: The Stony Creek Bridge in an unusual concrete arch form, an open spandrel arch with continuous arch rings. It is one of few California examples of this form, generally referred to as the "spanderel cross wall" bridge. (Historic Highway Bridges of California, Cal-Trans, 1990)
Total Length: 125.0 Feet
Span Length: 111.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Stony Creek
History: Built 1919
Built: 1919

Location: Glenn County

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162915

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Stony Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 16, 2010

162916

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Stony Creek Bridge

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162917

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Stony Creek Bridge

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162918

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Stony Creek Bridge

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162919

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Under the Structure

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162920

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Stony Creek Bridge

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162921

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Rail Detail

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162922

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Deck View

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162923

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Stony Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 16, 2010

186215

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Stony Creek Bridge

DATE ca 1900. Caption: Bridge across Stony Creek, later replaced by present concrete bridge at exact location. F W Jacobs.

Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico

186225

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Stony Creek Bridge III

Winslow Bridge across Stony Creek. Earliest known bridge at this location.

Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico

191950

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191951

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191952

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191953

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191954

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191955

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191956

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191957

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191958

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191959

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191960

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191961

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Stony Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

220260

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Winslow Bridge Construction

Courtesy of: Wagon Wheels, Colusi County Historical Society

Photo submitted by Craig Philpott

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Stony Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.766944,-122.196944

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Carries CA 99W over Stony Creek
Design: arch/deck/luten
Design Details: The Orland Bridge is an earth filled concrete Luten arch, measuring 1187-feet. (Historic Highway Bridges of California, Cal-Trans, 1990)
Total Length: 1187.0 Feet
Span Length: 107.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete Luten arch bridge over Stony Creek on CA 99W
History: Built 1913; rehabilitated 1952
Built: 1913

Location: Glenn County

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116300

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Stony Creek Bridge

at Sunset

Photo taken by Michael Goff on February 15, 2008

162924

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Stony Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 17, 2010

162925

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Stony Creek Bridge

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162926

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South Approach

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162927

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Deck View

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162928

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Stony Creek Bridge

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162929

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Single Span

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162930

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Pier Detail

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162931

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Bridge Pier

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162932

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Stony Creek Bridge

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186211

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Stony Creek

Date: August 5, 1914 Photographer: John Thomas

Special Collections Dept. Meriam Library, CSU, Chico

366259

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Published prior to 1923

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Princeton Ferry

Status: Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned

Location: 39.412035,-122.009437

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Carries Ferry Road over Sacramento River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Cable Ferry no longer in operation
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Cable ferry across Sacramento River on Ferry Road
History:
Built: 1858

Location: Glenn County

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157223

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Princeton Ferry

Abandoned on West side of Sacramento River

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010

157224

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Princeton Ferry

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010

484592

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Sacramento River Ferry

Portrait of the Sacramento River Ferry taken in circa 1885.

Photo from Richard Ek, Northeastern California Historical Photograph Collection

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Road 303 Stony Creek Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 39.434867,-122.503035

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Carries over Stony Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin connected Pratt Through Truss with wood deck.
Total Length: 150.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Stony Creek
History: Built unknown year, Bypassed in 1981 and abandoned.
Built:

Location: Glenn County

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191917

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

Looking North

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191918

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

Looking North

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191919

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

Looking NW

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191920

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

East footing

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191921

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

West segment detail

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191922

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

Looking NE

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191923

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

West approach

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191924

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

West end, tree growing through bottom chord elements

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191925

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

West end, tree growing through bottom chord elements

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191926

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

West footing detail

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191927

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

East footing

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191928

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

Looking West

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191929

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

Looking West

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191930

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Road 303 Glenn County, Stony Creek

Looking West

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Briscoe Creek Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 39.587795,-122.538293

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Carries Closed to all traffic over Briscoe Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed spandrel concrete arch.
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Briscoe Creek on Closed to all traffic
History: Unknown construction year, Replaced 1956
Built:

Location: Glenn County

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191943

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Briscoe Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191944

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Briscoe Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

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Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191945

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Briscoe Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191946

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Briscoe Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191947

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Briscoe Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

View SW

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191948

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Briscoe Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

View SW

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191949

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Briscoe Creek Bridge, Glenn Co.

View SW

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

191972

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Briscoe Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in April 2010

191973

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Briscoe Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in April 2010

191974

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Briscoe Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in April 2010

191975

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Briscoe Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in April 2010

191976

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Briscoe Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in April 2010

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Simpson Bridge

Status: Lost

Location: 39.777478,-122.362724

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Carries Newville Road over Stony Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 1130.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Stony Creek on Newville Road
History: Built 1883
Built: 1883

Location: Glenn County

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220258

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Simpson Bridge

Photo courtesy of: Wagon Wheels, Colusi County Historical Society

Photo submitted by Craig Philpott

220259

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Simpson Bridge

Photo courtesy of: Wagon Wheels, Colusi County Historical Society

Photo submitted by Craig Philpott

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Orland Hambright Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.760050,-122.197061

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Carries Former US 99 West over Hambright Creek
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Hambright Creek on Former US 99 West
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Glenn County

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254168

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1936 date stamp on Hambright Creek Bridge

looking north at the large 1936 date stamp on Hambright Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013

254169

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looking south at the large 1936 date stamp on Hambright Creek Bridge

looking south at the large 1936 date stamp on Hambright Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013

254170

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South end of Hambright Creek Bridge is Orland City Limits

Looking from the South end of Hambright Creek Bridge at the Orland City Limits. Orland Arch sign in background

Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013

254171

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Historical monument at South end of bridge

Swift Adobe state historical monument south of bridge

Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013

254172

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Close up of Swift Adobe state historical monument south of bridge

Close up of Swift Adobe state historical monument south of Hambright Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013

254174

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close up of 1936 date stamp

close up of 1936 date stamp

Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013

254175

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Orland Arch on old 99

The Orland Arch was constructed in 1926. About 1/2 mile north is the Hambright Creek Bridge and Swift Adobe historical monument.

Photo taken by Mike Lynch in May 2013

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Hamilton City Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.744468,-122.019761

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Carries CA 32 over Glenn-Colusa Canal
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost vertical-lift bridge over Glenn-Colusa Canal on CA 32 at Hamilton City
History:
Built:

Location: Glenn County

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289900

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Sacramento River Bridge

Hamilton City CA

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

436671

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014

436672

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Hamilton City CA drawbridge

Photo taken by UC Davis

436673

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Hamilton City CA lift bridge

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SP - Glenn-Colusa Canal Drawbridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.755912,-122.025476

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Carries Southern Pacific Railroad over Glenn-Colusa Canal
Design: truss/pony/howe
Design Details: Howe pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Glenn-Colusa Canal on Southern Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Glenn 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.

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