Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Auburn-Forest Hill Bridge

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Photo submitted by Larry Matthews

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Overview: Deck truss bridge over North Fork American River on Auburn-Forest Hill Road in North Auburn
Location: Placer County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1972
Design: Deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 861.9 ft.
Total length: 2,429.3 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.92194, -121.03889 (decimal degrees)
38°55'19" N, 121°02'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: CA 19C-60 (California bridge number)
BH 11242 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 86.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1975): 2,200

Update Log

November 6, 2006: Posted photo from Larry Matthews

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Larry Matthews - ffhiker [at] yahoo [dot] com

Comments

Auburn-Forest Hill Bridge

Posted June 14, 2007, by Dave Kessler (d [dot] kessler [at] frontiernet [dot] net)

An unneeded bridge. As it turned out, the damed dam that would have inundated the canyon and made need for the bridge was never built. The older bridge is still there at the bottom of the canyon, after a steep drive down a winding cliff-side drive.