North Fork Feather River Bridge

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Pulga Bridge Looking NE Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010 Enlarge

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Pulga Bridge Looking NE Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010 Enlarge

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Pulga Bridge Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010 Enlarge

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Pulga Bridge North end, west face, arch detail Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010 Enlarge

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Pulga Bridge West Face detail Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010 Enlarge

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Pulga Bridge Looking NE Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010 Enlarge

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Pulga Bridge Looking NE Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010 Enlarge

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Pulga Crossing Looking North, the train is moving West, down the canyon and crossing the North Fork Feather River Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010 Enlarge

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Pulga Crossing Detail Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010 Enlarge

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Pulga Crossing RR truss Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010 Enlarge

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Pulga Crossing RR undated postcard Submitted by Craig Philpott

Video 

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Steel arch bridge over North Fork Feather River on CA 70

Location

Butte County, California

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1932

Design

Steel deck arch with Pratt truss characteristics

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 350.1 ft.
Total length: 684.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Pulga Crossing Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.79467, -121.45167   (decimal degrees)
39°47'41" N, 121°27'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/632562/4406114 (zone/easting/northing)

Elevation

1476 ft. above sea level

USGS topographic map

Pulga, CA

Inventory numbers

CA 12-38 (California bridge number)
BH 10829 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 04/2011)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 63.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1998)

1,550

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 6, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
• October 31, 2010: New photo from Craig Philpott
• March 21, 2010: New photos from Craig Philpott
• March 12, 2010: New photo from Craig Philpott
• March 12, 2010: New video from Ed Hollowell
• March 6, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Updated design, added pictures, corrected GPS data

Sources 

• Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu
• Ed Hollowell - erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com
• University of California, Davis - The Pulga Bridge, 1937
• J.P.

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