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Belden Town Bridge HWY 70

Looking WSW.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010

Overview: Through truss bridge over North Fork Feather River on Belden Town Road
Location: Plumas County, California
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Bridge to be repainted and rehabilitated.
History: Built 1912
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Design: Pratt Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 104.0 ft.
Total length: 212.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.00652, -121.24943 (decimal degrees)
40°00'23" N, 121°14'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/649418/4429948 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation: 2251 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map: Caribou, CA
Inventory numbers: CA 9C-42 (California bridge number)
CA 09C-42 (California bridge number)
BH 11259 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2011): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 52.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 200

May 21, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: Bridge to be rehabilitated.
March 25, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Added bridge builder info
March 6, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Added photos, corrected GPS data, elevation

Belden Town Road Bridge

Posted January 5, 2013, by Roy Buck (roybuck [at] msn [dot] com)

The Pacific Crest Trail is routed across this bridge.