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Fair Oaks Bridge

Sacramento County, California
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Photo submitted by Jim Pearce of the Fair Oaks Historical Society

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Overview
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over American River on Bridge Street
Location
Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1907-09 by the Western Bridge and Construction Co.; closed to traffic 1967; rehabilitated for pedestrians in 1973
Builder
- Western Bridge & Construction Co. of Omaha, Nebraska
Design
Two pin-connected, 12-panel Pennsylvania through trusses with Pratt Pony Truss approach span on North end.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 202.0 ft.
Total length: 617.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 2006
Also called
Old Fair Oaks Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.63675, -121.26551   (decimal degrees)
38°38'12" N, 121°15'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/650963/4277895 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
94 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Citrus Heights
Inventory number
BH 43642 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1909 (474)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
California (1,622)
Fair Oaks, California (2)
Have street view (9,891)
NR-listed (2,354)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by county (16,488)
Pennsylvania truss (308)
Pony truss (13,217)
 Pratt pony truss (2,342)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Preserved (652)
Sacramento County, California (44)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,483)
Through truss (9,206)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,569)
Western Bridge & Construction Co. (9)

Update Log 

  • September 5, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: refined description added photos
  • March 8, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Added streetview
  • December 18, 2009: Posted photos from Jim Pearce
  • November 17, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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Fair Oaks Bridge
Posted September 23, 2010, by Richard Dale

I believe this bridge was used in the 1984 movie impulse when the roadway was tore open to stop incoming and outgoing cars from entering the contaminated town. Hume Cronyn drove a car off of this bridge in the movie.