Valley Flower Bridge

Photos

Centerline View Of Bridge, View To Southwest

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #133624

Overview: Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Salt River on Dillon Road in Port Kenyon
Location: Port Kenyon, Humboldt County, California
Status: Replaced by a concrete beam bridge in 1994
History: Built 1919, Replaced 1994
Builder: - H.J. Brunnier (Engineer)
Design: When built the Valley Flower Bridge was recognized as the world's longest reinforced concrete girder bridge, whose 142-foot spans were nearly twice as long as the previous longest concrete bridge girders.
(Information from HAER-CA-126)
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 142.1 ft.
Total length: 291.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Salt River Bridge
Dillon Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.59489, -124.27466 (decimal degrees)
40°35'42" N, 124°16'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/392143/4494567 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Ferndale
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 371
Inventory numbers: CA 04C-12 (California bridge number)
BH 39926 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2018): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 97.9 (out of 100)
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