Rating:
44144
{57}%
3 votes
Battle Creek Bridge
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Battle Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on February 15, 2010
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BH Photo #155350
Description
Battle Creek Bridge crosses Battle Creek on Gover's Road, also known as Jelly's Ferry Road. The bridge was built in 1911 by Tehama County. It is 152 feet long.
A new bridge was built on the west side of the old bridge in 1984 because Battle Creek Bridge was too narrow, load limited, and posted for less than the current legal loads. Shasta County designed the new bridge while construction costs were shared jointly by both counties.
The old bridge has been renovated and is a great place to visit during salmon runs because Battle Creek is a major spawning creek.
(www.shastacountyhistory.com - Battle Creek Bridge)
Facts
- Overview
- Pratt through truss bridge over Battle Creek on Jellys Ferry Road
- Location
- Tehama County, California, and Shasta County, California
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1911, Bypassed 1984
- Builders
- - Pacific Construction Co. of San Francisco, California (Contractor)
- W.F. Luning (Engineer)
- Design
- 8-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Span length: 152.0 ft.
Total length: 152.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.39192, -122.17842 (decimal degrees)
40°23'31" N, 122°10'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/569727/4471581 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Balls Ferry
- Inventory number
- BH 44144 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- June 11, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
- August 29, 2010: New photo from Craig Philpott
- August 27, 2010: New photos from Craig Philpott
- March 14, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Added street view
- February 16, 2010: Added by Michael Goff