Foard Road Bridge

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Foard Road

Looking NE

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2010

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BH Photo #164033

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Description

Original bridge (1940?) is intact and standing underneath a load bearing bailly truss installed in 2003. Original bridge appears to be locally engineered and contains recycled steel lattice trusses that appear to have originally been elements of an unknown through truss from another unknown bridge.

Facts

Overview: Bailey pony truss bridge over Anderson Creek on Foard Road
Location: Lake County, California
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 2003
Design: Triple-single (three side-by-side, single tall) Bailey pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 37.4 ft.
Total length: 40.7 ft.
Deck width: 10.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.77342, -122.68951 (decimal degrees)
38°46'24" N, 122°41'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/526971/4291679 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Whispering Pines
Elevation: 1324 ft. above sea level
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 30
Inventory numbers: CA 14C-76 (California bridge number)
BH 44014 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 51 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

October 3, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
May 1, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: added photos and extended design description
February 2, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources

Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com