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Bidwell Bar Bridge (original)

Bidwell Bar Bridge (original) at its present location.

Photo taken by Larry Matthews

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Bidwell Bar Bridge (original)

Bidwell Bar Bridge at it's original location (1963)

Photo taken by Larry Matthews

Map

Facts

Overview: Relocated suspension bridge formerly over Feather River
Location: Butte County, California
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1856 using materials transported from Troy, NY; closed to traffic in 1954; relocated 1967
Builders: - Jones and Murray
- Starbuck Iron Works (Fabrication)
Dimensions: Total length: 240 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.54960, -121.42733 (decimal degrees)
39°32'59" N, 121°25'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/635123/4378950 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 36276 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

March 16, 2008: Updated by Larry Matthews
February 17, 2008: Added by Larry Matthews

Sources

Larry Matthews
University of California, Davis - Bidwell Bar Bridge 1938, Eastman's Originals Collection

Comments

Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge

Posted January 20, 2010, by John Bell (jnpbell [at] clearwire [dot] net)

As a young boy, I remember picnics at the Bidwell Bar Bridge, and the water was swift and cold. One outing, I lost a plastic folding knife which I had wanted for quite some time - oh, well.