Photos
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Contextual View Of Walker Bridge With Approaches, Overlooking Highway 96 (In Foreground); Facing Southeast SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Contextual View Of Walker Bridge Overlooking The Klamath River; Facing East SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Contextual View Of Walker Bridge From Walker Road; Facing Northeast SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Contextual View Of Walker Bridge From Irrigated Pasture Between The Klamath River And Walker Road; Facing West SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of East Elevation From Southern Bank Of Klamath River; Facing West SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Oblique View Of Walker Bridge And Southern Approach; Facing Northwest SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of South Elevation, Approach And Roadway Deck; Facing North SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Oblique View Of Walker Bridge From Pasture South Of The Klamath River; Facing Northeast SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Oblique View Of Walker Bridge From Highway 96; Facing Southeast SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of North Elevation, Approach And Roadway Decking; Facing South SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of South Bridge Pier, Bottom Lateral Bracing, Lower Chord, Stringers, End Post And Bearing Seat; Facing Southeast SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of South Bridge Pier, Under-Structure, End Posts And Portal Strut; Facing Southwest SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Southeast Bearing Seat On Southern Pier And Connection Of End Post And Lower Chord; Facing Southwest SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Floor Beam Connections With Lower Chord, Bottom Lateral Bracing And Vertical Brace; Facing Northwest SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Northwest Bearing Seat With Expansion Rollers On Northern Pier; Facing Southeast SISKIYOU COUNTY LOCATION Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Parker through truss bridge over American River on pedestrian trail in Folsom
- Location
- Folsom, Sacramento County, California
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- built in 1893 to replace Ecklon Bridge, replaced by the Rainbow Bridge in 1917 and moved to Siskiyou County to cross Klamath River in the 1930s, relocated back to original site in 1998 and reopened April 2000
- Design
- Parker through truss
- Inventory number
- BH 37306 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Folsom Historic Truss Bridge
- HAER CA-184 - Walker Bridge
- Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us