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SPC - San Lorenzo River Trestle

Santa Cruz County, California

Photo 

Photo taken in 1866

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BH Photo #271720

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over San Lorenzo River on South Pacific Coast Railroad
Location
Santa Cruz County, California
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1879, replaced 1906
Railroad
- South Pacific Coast Railroad (SPC)
Design
Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Span length: 826.0 ft.
Total length: 826.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.03387, -122.05821   (decimal degrees)
37°02'02" N, 122°03'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/583760/4099044 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Felton
Inventory number
BH 58948 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,562)
Beam (15,712)
Built 1879 (95)
Built during 1870s (1,108)
California (2,593)
Curved (457)
Deck truss (1,731)
Double-intersection Warren deck truss (88)
Double-intersection Warren truss (456)
Lost (24,723)
Lost 1906 (28)
 Lost during 1900s (316)
Railroad (15,411)
Replaced by new bridge (16,571)
Santa Cruz County, California (45)
South Pacific Coast Railroad (5)
Span length 500-1000 feet (388)
Timber stringer (4,015)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Truss (32,776)
Uncovered wooden deck truss (18)
Uncovered wooden truss (134)

Update Log 

  • December 11, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added link to external source containing more imagery of the structure.
  • December 9, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added image
  • December 7, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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