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Silver Fork American River Bridge

El Dorado County, California

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Silver Fork

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in June 2013

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BH Photo #255513

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Beam bridge over Silver Fork American River on Silver Fork Road Route 11N40
Location
El Dorado County, California
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1969
Design
Beam
Dimensions
Span length: 90.9 ft.
Total length: 90.9 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Also called
Silver Fork Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.69461, -120.20098   (decimal degrees)
38°41'41" N, 120°12'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/743431/4286607 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tragedy Spring
Average daily traffic
50
Inventory number
BH 56456 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2012)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 100 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Beam (17,372)
Built 1969 (124)
Built during 1960s (2,193)
California (2,804)
El Dorado County, California (84)
Lost (31,802)
 Owned by U.S. Forest Service (320)
Owned by federal government (1,299)
Replaced by new bridge (21,691)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,804)
Total length 75-100 feet (7,074)

Update Log 

  • June 4, 2013: New photos from Craig Philpott
  • June 2, 2013: Added by Craig Philpott

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Silver Fork American River Bridge
Posted October 9, 2018, by Daniel

https://edcgov.us/County%20Press%20Releases/Pages/Silver-For... does it qualify as "lost" if they're replacing girders? I imagine so, and that's why this is already marked as "lost". Should a date of 2018 be added?