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Dunsmuir Avenue Bridge

Siskiyou County, California

Photos 

Dunsmuir Avenue Bridge

looking southwest

Photo from old postcard

BH Photo #495513

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Sacramento River and SP RR on Dunsmuir Avenue
Location
Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Railroad
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.21989, -122.27582   (decimal degrees)
41°13'12" N, 122°16'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/560702/4563420 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92731 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,649)
Built 1937 (840)
Built during 1930s (12,163)
California (2,710)
Deck arch (11,886)
Dunsmuir, California (3)
Lost (28,369)
Lost 1966 (87)
 Lost during 1960s (919)
Open-spandrel arch (804)
Owned by state (16,547)
Replaced by new bridge (19,293)
Sacramento River (51)
Siskiyou County, California (55)
Southern Pacific Railroad (689)

Update Log 

  • December 11, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 15, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
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Comments 

Dunsmuir Avenue Bridge
Posted December 11, 2021, by Geoff Hubbs (geoffrey [dot] hubbs [at] att [dot] net)

Doug K- I think what you're looking at is a modern modern concrete arch built in 1955 Sacramento River Bridge BH 11578

https://bridgehunter.com/ca/siskiyou/20002/

Dunsmuir Avenue Bridge
Posted December 11, 2021, by Doug K

This entry seems to need more info and clarity - the 'lost' bridge looks to be intact and being used for the southbound lanes of I-5, next to a parallel newer bridge for northbound lanes, and a third bridge in place for the current Dunsmuir Ave.

Streetview:

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2209375,-122.2748366,3a,75y,...