Ecklon Bridge (1862)

Photos 

Folsom Bridges over the American River 1866

The Folsom suspension bridge on left and the railroad bridge on right over the American River at Folsom.

Photo uploaded by Mike Lynch in June 2013

License: Public domain: Released by author

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BH Photo #256370

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Wire suspension bridge over American River in Folsom

Location

Folsom, Sacramento County, California

Status

Collapsed

History

Built 1862 to replace an earlier suspension bridge, collasped in 1892

Design

Wire suspension

Also called

Folsom Suspension Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.68229, -121.17572   (decimal degrees)
38°40'56" N, 121°10'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/658677/4283099 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Folsom

Inventory number

BH 37309 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 17, 2013: New photos from Mike Lynch
• August 25, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Related Bridges 

• Walker Bridge (Successor)

Sources 

• Kim Harvey
• Ecklon Bridge after collaspe
• Mike Lynch - lynch3212 [at] wavecable [dot] com

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