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Wilbur Springs Road Bridge (1910)

Colusa County, California

Photos 

Old Location at Bear Creek

Note historic placard

License: Released into public domain

BH Photo #447033

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt pony truss bridge over Sulphur Creek on Pedestrian Pathway
Location
Wilbur Springs, Colusa County, California
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1910 at Bear Creek, replaced 2007 and relocated/restored to Sulphur Creek for pedestrian usage
Design
Pratt pony truss bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 81.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.03848, -122.42008   (decimal degrees)
39°02'19" N, 122°25'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/550189/4321206 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
39°02'25
Inventory number
BH 85033 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1910 (1,215)
Built during 1910s (10,025)
California (2,722)
Colusa County, California (14)
Have street view (29,290)
NR-eligible (4,115)
Open to pedestrians (4,603)
Owned privately (1,949)
 Pony truss (17,094)
Pratt pony truss (3,988)
Pratt truss (10,416)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,680)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,867)
Truss (36,054)
Wilbur Springs, California (1)

Update Log 

  • May 6, 2019: New Street View added by Daniel
  • May 5, 2019: Updated by Erik Hoffman: Bridge was NOT demolished, was instead restored for pedestrians and relocated nearby

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Sources 

  • Erik Hoffman - norcalroadswebsite [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Daniel
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Comments 

Old Wilbur Springs Road Bridge
Posted May 6, 2019, by Craig Philpott (craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com)

this is such fantastic news on the re-use of the original bridge.