Bridge Street Bridge

Photos

View from the west with support structure visible

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in March 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

BH Photo #252410

Overview: Pratt Pony truss bridge over Arroyo Grande Creek on Bridge Street in Arroyo Grande
Location: Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, California
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Rehabilitated
History: Built 1908 Rehabilitated 2021
Builders: - Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. of New York City, New York & Sacramento, California (Contractors)
- Austin F. Parsons (County Engineer Designer)
Design: Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 129.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.12194, -120.57778 (decimal degrees)
35°07'19" N, 120°34'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/720725/3889251 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Oceano
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 3,134
Inventory numbers: CA 49C-196 (California bridge number)
BH 11449 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 12.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

April 3, 2021: Updated by Tyler: Added rehabilitation year
August 11, 2020: Updated by Tyler: Changed status to reflect https://www.arroyogrande.org/521/Bridge-Street-Bridge-Project
January 1, 2018: New photos from Christopher Finigan
June 11, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
December 1, 2014: Updated by Dallam Oliver-Lee: added city
February 25, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is at risk for demolition.
June 12, 2013: New photos from Mike Lynch
April 11, 2013: Updated by Jann Mayer: Added builder info
July 25, 2011: Updated by Craig Philpott: added engineer name
March 12, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Added truss type and street view

Bridge Street Bridge

Posted March 26, 2022, by Brandon Cooper

Bridge was featured in the 1994 film Little Giants for a few scenes.

Bridge Street Bridge

Posted March 15, 2021, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Rehab complete:

Bridge Street Bridge

Posted August 11, 2020, by Tyler

Bridge is in the process of being rehabilitated this year. Of note is the temporary Bailey bridge for pedestrians during construction.

Bridge Street Bridge

Posted May 6, 2014, by Bryan Flores (bryanflores93950 [at] gmail [dot] com)

The community has started a change.org petition and a Facebook page.

Bridge Street Bridge

Posted February 25, 2014, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Not so fast, the bridge is actually not preserved and is at risk for demolition: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/02/20/2936848/birth-of-the...

Bridge Street Bridge

Posted April 11, 2013, by Jann Mayer (jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com)

It's good to see a city take pride in a historic bridge and go to such efforts to preserve it.