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Knights Ferry Covered Bridge

Stanislaus County, California
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Oblique view

Photo taken Feb. 2002 by Larry Matthews

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Overview
Four-span covered bridge over Stanislaus River at Knights Ferry
Location
Stanislaus County, California
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built May 1864; closed to traffic June 1981; rehabilitated 1989
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 330.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 2012
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.81876, -120.66442   (decimal degrees)
37°49'08" N, 120°39'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/705575/4188276 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Knights Ferry
Inventory numbers
WGCB 05-50-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 12001014 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11646 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Built 1864 (13)
Built during 1860s (217)
California (1,622)
Continuous (902)
Continuous truss (86)
Covered (925)
Have street view (9,906)
Howe through truss (203)
 Howe truss (249)
NR-listed (2,354)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by state (9,810)
Preserved (652)
Stanislaus County, California (23)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Truss (23,575)

Update Log 

  • November 26, 2011: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
  • October 25, 2010: New photos from Craig Philpott
  • February 18, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Corrected GPS data
  • January 31, 2010: New photo from Robert Stephenson
  • November 6, 2006: Posted photos from Larry Matthews

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