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Twin Cities Railroad bridge trail

Looking NE

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in May 2010

BH Photo #166140

Overview: Pin connected Pratt through truss bridge over Feather River on railroad trail
Location: Yuba City, Sutter County, California, and Yuba County, California
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1907; Road trusses removed ca. 1955 due to flooding damage.
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads: - Interurban
- Northern Electric Railway (NE)
- Sacramento Northern Railway (SN)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Western Pacific Railroad (WP)
Design: Two Pratt through truss spans and lengthy concrete trestle approach.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 1,788.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: WP - Feather River Bridge
Twin Cities Railroad Bridge
SN - Twin Cities Bridge
UP - Feather River Bridge
NE- Feather River Bridge
NE- Twin Cities Bridge
WP - Twin Cities Bridge
SN - Feather River Bridge
5th Street Bridge
Fifth Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.13873, -121.60623 (decimal degrees)
39°08'19" N, 121°36'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/620455/4333096 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Yuba City
Inventory number: BH 45354 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

May 7, 2015: Updated by Luke: Updated name, added build date, and noted that there were two road trusses until 1955,
May 26, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
May 22, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

Fifth Street Bridge (Successor) - Replacement for the road trusses damaged in 1955