Ponderosa Way Bridge #4

Photos

Deck View

Photo taken by Erik Hoffman in June 2015

BH Photo #329667

Overview: Steel stringer bridge on Ponderosa Way over Jefferson Creek
Location: Placer County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1935
Design: Single-lane, wood-deck steel stringer bridge.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.00276, -120.93826 (decimal degrees)
39°00'10" N, 120°56'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/678531/4319104 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Colfax
Elevation: 829 ft. above sea level
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 50
Inventory numbers: CA 19P-6 (California bridge number)
BH 68050 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 54.7 (out of 100)
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Ponderosa Way Bridge #4

Posted September 13, 2019, by Daniel

I'm surprised that the feds care about a little dirt road. All I can think of is that it'd be egress in case of an emergency.

Are they replacing the Ponderosa Bridge too?

Last time I was there (earlier this year), I don't think the road was passable to normal cars - the rutting was that bad.

Also, the location is a touch off - the bridge pictured is about 265' North of the location on the map.

Ponderosa Way Bridge #4

Posted September 13, 2019, by john (jzwillows [at] gmail [dot] com)

The federal government is currently working on a new bridge at this site.