Eel River
California
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Alder Point Road Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1972Steel stringer bridge over Eel River and NWP RR tracks on Alderpoint RoadOpen to traffic
Benbow Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Stone road bridge that was built in 1931 as part of the Benbow Inn Resort. Bypassed by a Hwy 101 freeway bridge. Still used but a dead end.Concrete and stone arch bridge over Eel River on Lake Benbow DriveOpen to traffic
Confusion Hill Bypass Bridge North (Mendocino County, California)
Built 2009 to bypass slide prone alignmentPost-tensioned concrete girder bridge over South Fork Eel River on US 101Open to traffic
Confusion Hill Bypass Bridge South (Mendocino County, California)
Built 2009 to replace landside prone hillside and viaductPost-tensioned concrete box girder bridge over South Fork Eel River on US 101Open to traffic
Dos Rios Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Replaced 1966Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Eel River & Nwp RR on Dos Rios RoadReplaced by new bridge
Eagle Prairie Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1941Cantilevered K type through truss bridge over Eel River & NWP Railroad on CA 283 in Rio DellOpen to traffic
Eel River Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1989Through truss bridge over Eel River on US 101 in Rio DellOpen to traffic
Fernbridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1911; rehabilitated 1918Concrete arch bridge over Eel River on CA 211Open to traffic
Fort Seward Road Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1958Deck truss bridge over Eel River on Fort Seward RoadOpen to traffic
Hearst-Willits Road Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Moved to current location 1957Through truss bridge over Eel River on Hearst-Willits Road in HearstOpen to traffic
Holmes-Larabee Low Water Crossing (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1937; Acquired by County 1959; rehabilitated 1999; closed by CalTrans; borrowed Bailey Bridge in place 2014; low-water crossing/bridge repair project completed 2016Timber stringer bridge over Eel River on Holmes Flat RoadOpen to traffic
McCann Ferry (Humboldt County, California)
Ferry operates every winter crossing Eel RiverFerry across Eel River, Middle Fork on McCann RoadOpen to traffic
McCann Road Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1965; replacement scheduled for completion 2025Slab bridge over Eel River on McCann RoadOpen to traffic
NWP - Alderpoint Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1913 by the American Bridge Co.Through truss bridge over Eel River on Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP)Closed to all traffic
NWP - Cain Rock Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1910; 2 northern spans lost during 1964 flood and replaced.Pratt and Warren through truss bridge over Eel River on Northwestern Pacific RailroadClosed to all traffic
NWP - Island Mountain Bridge (Trinity County, California)
Built 1965Warren through truss bridge over Eel River on Northwestern Pacific RailroadClosed to all traffic
NWP - Island Mountain Bridge (Old) (Trinity County, California)
Built 1913; Destroyed by flooding 1964Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Eel River on Northwestern Pacific RailroadDestroyed by flooding
Pedrazzini Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1961Concrete stringer bridge over Eel River on Cockrobbin Island RoadOpen to traffic
Pioneer Crossing Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1989Beam bridge over Eel River on Eel River RoadOpen to traffic
Smith Point Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Built 1980Beam bridge over South Fork Eel River on US HIGHWAY 101Open to traffic
South Fork Eel River Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1934Through truss bridge over South Fork Eel River on CA 271Open to traffic
South Fork Eel River Bridge (Mendocino County, California)
Built 1944Through truss bridge over South Fork Eel River on CA 1Open to traffic
Sprowl Creek Road Bridge (Humboldt County, California)
Replaced 1982Lost Parker through truss bridge over South Fork Eel River on Sprowl Creek RoadReplaced by new bridge