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Side view, facing south

This photo probably taken from on the new bridge.

Photo taken 2006 May 23 by Kirby James, used with permission

Bridge closed, preserved in place.

Featured in the series finale episode of House M.D.

Overview: Through truss bridge over Salinas River on Las Pilitas Road
Location: San Luis Obispo County, California
Status: Closed to vehicles, roadway has been realigned with new bridge
History: Built 1917
Builders: - Austin F. Parsons (County Engineer Designer)
- Gutleben Brothers Bridge Co. of San Francisco, California
Design: Pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 231.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Rinconada Las Pilitas Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.34892, -120.51311 (decimal degrees)
35°20'56" N, 120°30'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/725988/3914576 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Lopez Mountain
Inventory numbers: CA 49C-190 (California bridge number)
BH 11455 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2004): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 40.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1992): 335

July 21, 2012: New photos from Fmiser
July 17, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited builder section to not contain the builder's name
July 17, 2012: Updated by Fmiser: changed design to "parker", added builder
November 22, 2011: Updated by Craig Philpott: refined design
July 25, 2011: Updated by Craig Philpott: Added engineer data
March 12, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Updated status and added street view

Las Pilitas Road Bridge

Posted July 21, 2012, by Fmiser (fmiser [at] gmail [dot] com)

We have photos! Thanks to Andrew,

and courtesy of Kirby James

Andrew was hunting for the bridge used in a move, found it, then contacted the author of the blog for permission to use his photos.

All I did was upload photos and caption them.

Las Pilitas Road Bridge

Posted January 14, 2012, by PA Buehler (pabuehler [at] gmail [dot] com)