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Plumbago Road Bridge

Nevada County, California, and Sierra County, California
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Plumbago Road Bridge

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

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Overview
Warren pony truss bridge over Middle Fork Yuba River
Location
Nevada County, California, and Sierra County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1935
Builder
- US Forest Service (Builder)
Design
Warren Pony Truss with curved upper chord.
Dimensions
Total length: 105.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Also called
Middle Fork Yuba River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.43761, -120.81232   (decimal degrees)
39°26'15" N, 120°48'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/688271/4367624 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
2963 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Alleghany
Inventory number
BH 49032 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1935 (1,457)
Built during 1930s (8,552)
California (1,615)
Nevada County, California (19)
Open (28,302)
Owned by state (9,806)
Pony truss (13,215)
 Sierra County, California (10)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,632)
Truss (23,565)
US Forest Service (5)
Warren pony truss (1,987)
Warren truss (3,957)
Yuba River (12)

Update Log 

  • August 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected builder
  • July 3, 2011: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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