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Photo taken by Mike Kruze on 12/30/2010

Overview: 2-span Parker through truss bridge over Arroyo Seco River on Elm Avenue
Location: Monterey County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1943
Design: Pinned Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 131.2 ft.
Total length: 268.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.28000, -121.32278 (decimal degrees)
36°16'48" N, 121°19'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/650634/4016310 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Paraiso Springs
Inventory numbers: CA 44C-66 (California bridge number)
BH 11163 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2012): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 660

December 31, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Changed truss type as these are Parker trusses
December 30, 2010: New photos from Mike Kruze
March 13, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Updated design and added street view

Arroyo Seco River Bridge

Posted December 31, 2010, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I'm assuming that this bridge might have been relocated here in 1943, as it is unlikely that a pinned span would have been built that late.

A really nice bridge!