Ponderosa Way Bridge #3

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Ponderosa Way North Closed

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2014

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BH Photo #279247

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Description

Abandoned in place. Road deck destroyed by fire. Upon the destruction of this bridge, Ponderosa Way leading up to it was abandoned and fell into disrepair. Ponderosa Way on the south end has been blocked with a gate after the condition became so bad that it was unsafe, and Ponderosa on the north end ends right before the bridge because of a large landslide on the Mokelumne cliffs that destroyed part of the road, seperating the road from the north approach.

Facts

Overview: Abandoned pony truss bridge over North Fork Mokelumne River on former Ponderosa Way
Location: Amador County, California, and Calaveras County, California
Status: Deck destroyed by fire, abandoned in place. Approach decks, however, are okay except for minor burning.
Design: Parker pony truss with external vertical bracing.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 136.0 ft.
Total length: 204.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.34090, -120.63087 (decimal degrees)
38°20'27" N, 120°37'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/707050/4246295 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Mokelumne Hill
Elevation: 811 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 56480 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

June 16, 2015: Updated by Erik Hoffman: Fixed typo in name.
March 10, 2014: Updated by Craig Philpott: added photos
June 5, 2013: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources

Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
Erik Hoffman - norcalroadswebsite [at] gmail [dot] com