Top Ranked California Bridges

Eel River Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Cantilevered K type through truss bridge over Eel River & NWP Railroad on CA 283 in Rio Dell
Open to traffic
Built 1941
Carquinez Straits Bridge (1927) (Contra Costa County, California)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Lost cantilevered through truss bridge over Carquinez Straits on Lincoln Highway, later I-80 Westbound Lanes in Vallejo
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1927; replaced 2003; demolished 2006
Harbin Springs Road Bridge (Lake County, California)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Wooden bridge over Harbin Creek on Harbin Springs Road
Open to traffic
Built 1930
Bridalveil Falls Bridge No. 1 (Mariposa County, California)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bridalveil Creek on Park Path
Open to pedestrians
Built 1913
Bridalveil Falls Bridge No. 3 (Mariposa County, California)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bridalveil Creek on Park Path
Open to pedestrians
Built 1913
Laytonville - Dos Rios Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Deck truss bridge over Burger Creek on Laytonville - Dos Rios Road
Open to traffic
Built 1888
Blossom Creek Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Blossom Creek on CA 128, no historical elements visible
Open to traffic
Built 1901; rehabilitated 1993
Soda Creek Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Soda Creek on CA 128
Open to traffic
Built 1910; rehabilitated 1955
Bridgeport Covered Bridge (Nevada County, California)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Covered bridge over South Fork Yuba River on Pleasant Valley Road in South Yuba State Park
Closed to all traffic as of October 21, 2011
Built 1862 by the Virginia Turnpike Co.; closed to traffic in 1973
Topanga Canyon Road over Garapito Creek (Los Angeles County, California)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Garapito Creek on CA 27 in Los Angeles
Open to traffic
Built 1927
Gualala Road Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Rated 98% with 3 votes
Pratt Through truss bridge over North Fork Gualala River on Gualala Road
Open to traffic
Built in this location 1940
Cholame Road Bridge (Monterey County, California)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Pratt Through truss bridge over Little Cholame Creek on Cholame Road
Open to traffic
Built 1910
Pope Street Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 98% with 4 votes
Three-span stone arch bridge over Napa River on Pope Street in Saint Helena
Open to traffic
Built 1894
Dollarhide Road Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 98% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Maxwell Creek tributary on Dollarhide Road
Open to traffic
Built 1910
San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Rated 98% with 5 votes
Suspension and cantilever truss bridge over San Francisco Bay on I-80 in Oakland
Open to traffic
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1962
Seventh Street Bridge (Stanislaus County, California)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Tuolumne River on Seventh Street
Open to traffic
Built 1916
Durnell Road Bridge (Butte County, California)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge over Butte Creek on Durnell Road in Durham
Open to traffic
Built 1904
Fourth Street over the Los Angeles River (Los Angeles County, California)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Fourth Street in Los Angeles
Open to traffic
Built 1930 seismic retrofit in 1995
Capell Creek Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Capell Creek on CA 121
Open to traffic
Built 1907; rehabilitated, widened, 1959
Chiles-Pope Valley Road Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Chiles Creek on Chiles-Pope Vly Road
Open to traffic
Built 1910, rehabilitated unknown date
Diamond Mountain Creek Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Diamond Mountain Creek on CA 29
Open to traffic
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1988
Old Sonoma Road Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Carneros Creek on Old Sonoma Road in Napa
Open to traffic
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1914
Quartz Valley Road Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Relocated pony truss bridge over Lower Shackleford Creek on Quartz Valley Road
Replaced by a new pony truss bridge and moved to a nearby field.
Built 1935, replaced in 2005 and moved to a nearby field.
Hooker Creek Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Hooker Creek on CA 12
Open to traffic
; rehabilitated 1924
Old Topanga Road Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Wooden bridge over Old Topanga Creek on Old Topanga Road in Los Angeles
Open to traffic
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1960
Mount Wilson Toll Road over Eaton Canyon Wash (Los Angeles County, California)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Concrete stringer bridge over Eaton Canyon Wash on Mt. Wilson Toll Road in Angeles National Forrest
Closed to all traffic
Built by The Pasadena and Mount Wilson Toll Road Company 1891, Replaced by the Nat'l Forrest Service, Date unknown
Putah Creek Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 96% with 5 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Putah Creek
Lost submerged intact
Built 1896, covered by Lake Berryessa 1957
Purdon Road Bridge (Nevada County, California)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Pratt Through truss bridge over South Yuba River on Purdon Road

Built 1889 per HAE record, Built 1900 per NBI database, built 1895 per, Historic Bridges of California, CalTrans
Yankee Jims Road Bridge (Placer County, California)
Rated 96% with 4 votes
Suspension bridge over North Fork American River on Yankee Jims Road
Open to traffic
Built 1930
Timbuctoo Road Bridge 2 (Yuba County, California)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Pratt Pony truss bridge over Deep Ravine No. 2 on Timbuctoo Road
Open to traffic
Built 1903
Napa Creek Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Napa Creek on Pearl Street in Napa
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Donner Pass Road Bridge (Nevada County, California)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Donner Summit on Donner Pass Road
Open to traffic
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1996
First Avenue Bridge (San Diego County, California)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Steel arch bridge over Maple Canyon on First Avenue in San Diego
Open to traffic
Built 1931
Bertas Road Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Covered bridge over Elk River on Bertas Road in Pine Hills
Open to traffic
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1972
Fine Gold Creek Bridge (Madera County, California)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Bridge over Fine Gold Creek on County Road 200
Closed, pedestrian only.
Bellum Blvd. Bridge (Marin County, California)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Wooden bridge of NWP Railroad over Bellum Blvd. in San Rafael
Bridge is abandoned on RR right of way
Built 1930
Cold Spring Canyon Bridge (Santa Barbara County, California)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Steel arch bridge over Cold Spring Canyon on CA 154
Open to traffic
Built 1963
Haupt Creek Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Pinned Pratt through truss bridge over Haupt Creek on Stewart Point Skagg Springs Road
Open to traffic
Built 1909, relocated 1937 to this location
Knights Ferry Covered Bridge (Stanislaus County, California)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Four-span covered bridge over Stanislaus River at Knights Ferry
Open to pedestrians only
Built May 1864; closed to traffic June 1981; rehabilitated 1989
Fernbridge (Humboldt County, California)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Eel River on CA 211
Open to traffic
Built 1911; rehabilitated 1918
Cuvaison Estate Stone Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 93% with 4 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Carneros Creek tributary on abandoned road
Abandoned
Unknown history
PE Santa Ana River Bridge (Orange County, California)
Rated 93% with 6 votes
Pegram through truss bridge over Santa Ana River Channel on Pacific Electric Railway
Closed to all traffic
Mineral Road Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Rated 93% with 4 votes
Steel through arch bridge over Mojave River on Mineral Road
Bypassed.
Built 1928
Old Hwy 50 Bridge (El Dorado County, California)
Rated 92% with 7 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Unnamed tributary South Fork American River on Old Hwy 50
Abandoned
Built during same construction period as original Riverton Bridge nearby.
Caltrain Tunnel (San Francisco County, California)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Tunnel on Railroad
Open to traffic
Cottonwood Creek Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Cottonwood Creek on CR 9K006
Open to traffic
Probably relocated here 1957; rehabilitated 1987
Ash Creek Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Baltimore through truss bridge over Klamath River on Klamath River Road
Open to traffic
Built 1901
Geysers Road Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Pratt Through truss bridge over Big Sulphur Creek on Geysers Road
Open to traffic
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1970
Mt Murphy Road Bridge (El Dorado County, California)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over South Fork American River on Mt Murphy Road
Open to traffic
Built 1915
Zinfandel Lane Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 91% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Napa River on Zinfandel Lane
Open to traffic
Built 1913
Spring Mountain Creek Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 91% with 4 votes
Deck arch bridge over Spring Mountain Creek on Private Driveway
Open to traffic
Mountain Quarries RR Bridge (Placer County, California)
Rated 91% with 3 votes
Closed-spandrel Reinforced concrete arch bridge over North Fork American River
Open to pedestrians & horses
Built in 1912 as standard gauge 7 mile railroad to limestone quarry in El Dorado County from Auburn
Foresthill Bridge (Placer County, California)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Bridge
This bridge has a few sections that are wrapped in what appears to be a tarp and it is my understanding that it is getting a makeover of some sort. 04/09/13
Built 1972
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Rated 91% with 14 votes
Suspension bridge over San Francisco Bay on US 101 at San Francisco
Open to traffic
Built 1937
Waldo Road Bridge (Yuba County, California)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Dry Creek on Waldo Road in Spenceville Wildlife Area
Open and crossed, May 2010, after temporary closure in February 2009 due to deteriorating condition.
Built 1901
Leimert Bridge (Alameda County, California)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Diamond Canyon in Oakland, California; carries Leimert Boulevard over canyon.
Open to traffic
Built 1926 to promote real estate development on south side of canyon.
Alder Point Railroad Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Rated 88% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Eel River on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Closed to all traffic
Built 1913 by the American Bridge Co.
The Bridge to Nowhere (Los Angeles County, California)
Rated 88% with 3 votes
Open-spandrel arch bridge
Abandoned
It spans the East Fork of the San Gabriel River and was meant to be part of a road connecting the San Gabriel Valley with Wrightwood. The East Fork Road was washed out during the great flood of March 1-2, 1938 and the bridge was abondoned.
Horse Creek Road Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Suspension bridge over Klamath River on Horse Creek Road
Open to traffic
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1944
Pioneer Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Shasta River on CA 263
Open to traffic
Built 1931
East Fork Kaweah River Bridge (Tulare County, California)
Rated 88% with 3 votes
Open spandrel Concrete arch bridge over East Fork Kaweah River on Mineral King Road
Open to traffic
Built 1923
Old Route 66 Workman Wash Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Workman Wash on Nat Trails Hwy
Open to traffic
Built 1890
Fender Ferry Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Sacramento River on Fender Ferry
Open to traffic
Built 1934
Nobles' Trail Twin Bridges (Shasta County, California)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Concrete curved chord through girder bridge over Dry Creek on Nobles Trail Road
Open to pedestrians
Built 1924, Bypassed 1963
Vermont Canyon Road Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Tunnel under Griffith Park hillside on Vermont Canyon Rd
Open to traffic
Bixby Creek Bridge (Monterey County, California)
Rated 86% with 4 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Bixby Creek on CA 1
Open to traffic
Built 1932
Wingo Lift Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Rated 86% with 4 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Slough feeding San Pablo Bay on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1920 by the Toledo Bridge & Crane Co
Bidwell Bar Bridge (Butte County, California)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Suspension bridge over Middle Fork Feather River on CA 162 in Oroville East
Open to traffic
Built 1965
Dinkey Historical Bridge (Fresno County, California)
Rated 85% with 10 votes
Bowstring through truss bridge over Dinkey Creek on an access road in the Dinkey Creek Recreation Area
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1938
Freeport Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Bascule bridge over Sacramento River in Sacramento
Open to traffic
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1955
Orland Hambright Creek Bridge (Glenn County, California)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Concrete deck girder bridge over Hambright Creek on Former US 99 West
Open to traffic
Built 1936
South Fork Trinity River Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Lost Deck truss bridge over South Fork Trinity River on State Route 299 in Salyer
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1929, Replaced 1988
Harlan D. Miller Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Dog Creek on abandoned U.S. 99 Alignment
Closed to all traffic
Built in 1927 as part of the Pacific Highway (U.S. 99) abandoned when I-5 was constructed through the area.
Petaluma River Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Bascule bridge over Petaluma River on D Street in Petaluma
Open to traffic
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1953, rehabilitated 2009.
"I" Street Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Swing bridge over Sacramento River, carries railroad tracks and "I" Street in West Sacramento
Open to traffic
Built 1911
Healdsburg Avenue Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Rated 82% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Russian River on Healdsburg Avenue in Healdsburg
Open to traffic
Built 1921
Dardanelles Bridge (Tuolumne County, California)
Rated 82% with 4 votes
Timber Deck Truss bridge over Middle Fork Stanislaus River on California Route 108
Open to pedestrians
Built in 1933 by the firm of M. A. Jenkins and J. W. Hoopes of Sacramento, CA.
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge (original 1856 bridge) (Butte County, California)
Rated 81% with 4 votes
Relocated suspension bridge formerly over Feather River
Open to pedestrians
Built 1856 using materials transported from Troy, NY; closed to traffic in 1954; relocated 1967
Sixth Street Bridge over the Los Angeles River (Los Angeles County, California)
Rated 81% with 6 votes
Steel arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Sixth Street in Los Angeles
Open to traffic
Built 1932
South Fork Eel River Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over South Fork Eel River on CA 271
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1934
Island Mountain Railroad Bridge (Trinity County, California)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Eel River on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Closed to all traffic
Cesar Chavez Ave. (Macy Street) over the Los Angeles River (Los Angeles County, California)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Open spandrel Concrete arch bridge over Los Angeles River on Macy Street in Los Angeles
Open to traffic
Wooden Bridge built about 1870, Concrete Bridge Built 1926 with a Seismic Upgrade in 1995
Stanley Lane Bridge One (Napa County, California)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Unnamed Creek on Stanley Lane
Open to pedestrians
Built 1906
Santa Ana River Railroad Bridge (Riverside County, California)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Santa Ana River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1904
Greenspot Road Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Santa Ana River on Greenspot Road in Highland
Open to traffic
Built 1912
Chalk Hill Road Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Maacama Creek on Chalk Hill Road
Open to traffic, bridge has significant structural damage
Built 1915
Benbow Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Concrete and stone arch bridge over Eel River on Lake Benbow Drive
Open to traffic
Stone road bridge that was built in 1931 as part of the Benbow Inn Resort. Bypassed by a Hwy 101 freeway bridge. Still used but a dead end.
Colorado Blvd Bridge (Los Angeles County, California)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Arroyo Seco on Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena
Open to traffic
Built 1880, Replaced 1913; rehabilitated 1993
Arroyo Seco River Bridge (Monterey County, California)
Rated 79% with 3 votes
2-span Parker through truss bridge over Arroyo Seco River on Elm Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1943
MET Dry Creek Bridge (Stanislaus County, California)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Dry Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Tower Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Vertical lift bridge over Sacramento River on CA 275 in West Sacramento
Open to traffic
Built 1934 by George Pollock & Company; Trolley tracks removed from median and converted to vehiclular lanes in 1963
Middle Bar Bridge (Calaveras County, California)
Rated 78% with 7 votes
Through truss bridge over Mokelumne River on Middle Bar Road
Open to traffic
Built 1912
Cascade Creek Bridge (Mariposa County, California)
Rated 78% with 3 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Cascade Creek on Big Oak Flat Road
Open to traffic
Built 1939
Knoxville Road Bridge (abandoned) (Napa County, California)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Tributary Eticuera Creek
Abandoned
Nelson Creek Bridge (Plumas County, California)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Nelson Creek on Old Quincy La Porte Road
Open to pedestrians
Built 1890
Old Trails Arch Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Rated 78% with 5 votes
Steel arch bridge over Colorado River carrying a pipeline (formerly carried US 66)
Closed to all traffic
Completed Feb. 20, 1916; traffic diverted May 21, 1947; bridge converted to carry natural gas pipeline
Pacific Electric Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Lost pratt through truss bridge over Santa Ana River on Pacific Electric Railroad
Demolished in 2012 to make room for the Mountain View Ave extension
East Napa Street Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Nathanson Creek on East Napa Street
Open to traffic
Built 1908, rehabilitated, widened, 1934
Cedar Creek Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Cedar Creek on CA 271
Open to traffic
Built 1933
Stanley Lane Bridge Three (Napa County, California)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Unnamed Creek on Stanley Lane
Open to pedestrians
Soquel Creek Railroad Bridge (Santa Cruz County, California)
Rated 77% with 4 votes
Pratt Deck truss bridge over Soquel Creek on The Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Railway
Open Railroad only
Bohan Dillon Road Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Deck truss bridge over South Fork Gualala River on Bohan Dillon Road
Open to traffic
Built 1950
Alamo River Bridge (Imperial County, California)
Rated 76% with 4 votes
Warren deck truss bridge over Alamo River on Holton Interurban Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1906 as a wooden trestle, center later replaced with steel deck truss, abandoned 1994
Stoneman Bridge (Mariposa County, California)
Rated 76% with 3 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Merced River on Valley Loop Road in Yosemite Valley
Open to traffic
Built 1933
Pismo Creek Bridge (San Luis Obispo County, California)
Rated 76% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Pismo Creek on Bello Street in Pismo Beach
Closed to all traffic
Built 1913
Arroyo Hondo Old 101 Bridge (Santa Barbara County, California)
Rated 76% with 3 votes
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Arroyo Honda Creek on U.S. 101
Open to pedestrians
Carried the coast Highway until early 1980's when it was closed to road traffic
Stevenson Bridge (Solano County, California)
Rated 76% with 3 votes
Rainbow arch bridge over Putah Creek on Stevenson Br Road
Open to traffic
Built 1923
BNSF San Joaquin River Bridge (San Joaquin County, California)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Through truss with pony truss bascule bridge over San Joaquin River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1930.
Comptche Log Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Timber stringer bridge over South Fork Big River on Private Road
Open to traffic
Stanley Lane Bridge Two (Napa County, California)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Unnamed Creek on Stanley Lane
Open to pedestrians
Bohemian Highway Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Pratt Pony truss bridge over Russian River on Bohemian Highway in Monte Rio
Open to traffic
Built 1934
Dunbar Road Bridge (Sonoma County, California)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Calabazas Creek on Dunbar Road
Open to traffic
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1940
Mosquito Road Bridge (El Dorado County, California)
Rated 72% with 4 votes
Suspension bridge over South Fork American River on Mosquito Road
Open to traffic
Built 1939
Bull Creek Road Bridge (Mariposa County, California)
Rated 72% with 4 votes
Wire suspension bridge over Merced River on Bull Creek Road
Open to traffic
Spring Mountain Road Bridge (Napa County, California)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over York Creek on Spring Mountain Road in Saint Helena
Open to traffic
Built 1903; rehabilitated 1935