Cement Plant Road Bridge

Photos

Cement Plant Road 1

Looking North

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2014

BH Photo #279205

Timber Trestle

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Calaveritas Road on Cement Plant Road
Location: Calaveritas, Calaveras County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built by railroad and repurposed by Calaveras Cement Company to connect limestone mine functions
Railroad: - San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada Railroad (SJ&SN)
Design: Timber stringer trestle crossing small valley and county road.
Dimensions: Total length: 215.0 ft.
Also called: Calaveritas Cement Plant Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.15896, -120.61248 (decimal degrees)
38°09'32" N, 120°36'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/709178/4226145 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Calaveritas
Elevation: 1090 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 60203 (Bridgehunter.com ID)