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S Fork Eel River

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Photo taken by Craig Philpott in August 2009

Steel Parker through truss bridge. Builders plaque is dated 1934.

Overview: Through truss bridge over South Fork Eel River on CA 271
Location: Mendocino County, California, and Humboldt County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1917; rehabilitated 1934
Builders: - Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Steel)
- McClintic-Marshall Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Builder)
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 183.1 ft.
Total length: 373.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.00083, -123.78694 (decimal degrees)
40°00'03" N, 123°47'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/432827/4428146 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Garberville
Inventory numbers: CA 10-37 (California bridge number)
BH 11144 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2010): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 72.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 95

Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu
Matt Lohry
HAER CA-269 - Redwood National & State Parks Roads, California coast from Crescent City to Trinidad, Crescent City vicinity, Del Norte, CA
Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com