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Rockport Suspension Bridge

Mendocino County, California

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Overview
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Pacific Ocean on Logging railroad
Location
Mendocino County, California
Status
Abandoned 1900, shore end destroyed by fire 1925
History
Built 1877, abandoned 1900, shore end destroyed by fire 1925
Design
Wire/cable suspension with timber towers
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 270.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.73652, -123.83234   (decimal degrees)
39°44'11" N, 123°49'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/428678/4398845 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 86553 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,628)
Built 1877 (100)
Built during 1870s (1,123)
California (2,629)
Destroyed by fire (198)
Lost (24,991)
 Lost 1925 (43)
Lost during 1920s (490)
Mendocino County, California (72)
Owned privately (1,747)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Suspension (711)

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  • August 30, 2019: Added by Daniel

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