Jellys Ferry Road Bridge
Photos
Jellys Ferry Bridge
from the southeast
Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 13, 2009
BH Photo #135622
Facts
- Overview
- 5 span Parker through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Jellys Ferry Road
- Location
- Tehama County, California
- Status
- Partially destroyed by collision. To be replaced.
- Future prospects
- Span collapsed in fatal collision on July 10th, 2016. Will be replaced, according to Tehama County DPW.
- History
- Built 1949
- Design
- Parker through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 940.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.1 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.31700, -122.18975 (decimal degrees)
40°19'01" N, 122°11'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/568841/4463257 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Bend
- Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
- 200
- Inventory numbers
- CA 8C-43 (California bridge number)
BH 11663 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of August 2018)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 45 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- July 15, 2016: Updated by Erik Hoffman: Bridge closed, partially collapsed due to fatal collision. To be replaced.
- November 10, 2015: Updated by Erik Hoffman: Bridge Not Doomed!
- November 18, 2011: New photos from Craig Philpott
- November 30, 2010: New photos from Kevin Pope
- August 27, 2010: New photos from Craig Philpott
- March 14, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: added street view
- March 17, 2009: New photos from Michael Goff
Related Bridges
- Sundial Bridge (Upstream) - Six modern bridges between structures
- Centennial Bridge (Downstream) - Replaced - Three modern bridges between structures
Sources
- Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
- County Dept Public Works - Bridge Replacement Plan 2009
- Stucturae
- Stucturae
- Kevin Pope
- Erik Hoffman - norcalroadswebsite [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
The original bridge was blown up in the late 80's or early 90's, and a new one was built next to the original location. The new one is the one in need of replacement, not the one built in 1949, which no longer exists.. Maybe it was meant to say 1994. My parent's lived at the mobile home park right there and we watched it all happen.
I just posted a link for the "bridge replacement project" documents for this bridge. The introduction to the document includes the historical construction date of existing bridge as, 1949.
This bridge is older than 1949 There is a picture on the internet that shows water going over it 1940.
Wow! This is the first time I ever looked up a bridge because I thought I may not survive crossing it. I thought it must be much older than 1949.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ca/tehama/8C0043/
Are you sure about 80s to 90s? Street View shows it as riveted and laced so it seems awfully unlikely. Do you mean Bend Ferry Road Bridge, several miles south of there? NBI says that was built 1989, which fits your timeline.
https://www.redbluffdailynews.com/2019/06/26/supervisors-rej... apparently it was re-opened after being damaged by the fatal crash, but then closed due to failing an inspection. It's supposed to be replaced but they rejected all the bids a few weeks ago.