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Rowdy Creek Bridge

Del Norte County, California

Photos 

Contextual View Of Bridge, Showing West Side Setting, Looking Southwest To Northeast

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #196200

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Rowdy Creek on Fred D. Haight Drive
Location
Del Norte County, California
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1913, Partial Collapse 1932, Replaced 1989
Builders
- Thomas & Post (Design Firm)
- William M. Thomas (Design Engineer)
Design
Concrete deck girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 52.3 ft.
Total length: 142.3 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.92194, -124.14583   (decimal degrees)
41°55'19" N, 124°08'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/404988/4641744 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Smith River
Inventory number
BH 48514 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1913 (772)
Built during 1910s (8,924)
California (2,146)
Concrete girder (854)
Deck girder (4,766)
Del Norte County, California (13)
Girder (8,492)
Have street view (23,518)
Lost (19,637)
 Lost 1989 (161)
Lost during 1980s (1,090)
Owned by county (18,954)
Replaced by new bridge (12,995)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,112)
Thomas & Post (3)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,344)
William M. Thomas (5)

Update Log 

  • March 28, 2011: New Street View added by Sheldon Wiens
  • March 28, 2011: Added by Michael Goff

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • HAER CA-68 - Rowdy Creek Bridge
  • Sheldon Wiens

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