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Arroyo Grande Swinging Bridge
Description
This bridge was built in 1995 to replace the original span, which was built in 1875. The original span was damaged when a tree fell on it in a storm in 1995. The modern span uses cables instead of rope.It is the only swinging bridge in California.
Facts
- Overview
- Wire suspension bridge over Arroyo Grande Creek on Footpath
- Location
- Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, California
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built in 1995 to replace a similar bridge (from 1875) that was damaged in a storm
- Design
- Wire/cable suspension
- Dimensions
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Span length: 171.0 ft.
Total length: 171.0 ft.
Deck width: 3.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.12324, -120.57694 (decimal degrees)
35°07'24" N, 120°34'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/720798/3889397 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Oceano
- Inventory number
- BH 55997 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 1, 2018: New photos from Christopher Finigan
- December 1, 2014: New Street View added by Dallam Oliver-Lee
- April 12, 2013: Added by Jann Mayer
Sources
- Jann Mayer - jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com
- Swinging Bridge - City of Arroyo Grande's website
- Dallam Oliver-Lee
- Christopher Finigan
Comments
Arroyo Grande Swinging Bridge
Arroyo Grande Swinging Bridge
Arroyo Grande Swinging Bridge
The description states that "it is the only swinging bridge in California". What definition of "swinging bridge" does that use? There are certainly other bridges with slack lateral bracing cables - Mosquito Bridge, for example.
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https://bridgehunter.com/ca/placer/bh82660/ another suspension footbridge with "swinging" in it's name in CA - I'd forgotten I added this one