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Meridian Bridge (1977)

Sutter County, California, and Colusa County, California

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Meridian Bridge

Meridian Bridge

Photo taken by Larry Matthews, March 31, 2008

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BH Photo #113496

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Overview
Cable-stayed swing bridge over Sacramento River on CA 20 at Meridian
Location
Meridian, Sutter County, California, and Colusa County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1977
Design
Cable-stayed swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 678.2 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 43.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.14500, -121.91833   (decimal degrees)
39°08'42" N, 121°55'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/593473/4333424 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Meridian
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
7,600
Inventory numbers
CA 18-8 (California bridge number)
BH 11654 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 65.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1977 (74)
Built during 1970s (957)
Cable-stayed (101)
California (2,689)
Colusa County, California (14)
Have street view (27,993)
Meridian, California (2)
Movable (3,093)
 Navigable waterway (2,190)
Open (40,430)
Owned by state (16,316)
Sacramento River (50)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,041)
Sutter County, California (26)
Swing (1,543)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,976)

Update Log 

  • August 13, 2017: Added photos from Gene Russell
  • May 26, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
  • March 31, 2008: New photos from Larry Matthews

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Meridian Bridge (1977)
Posted June 7, 2021, by Briggs Moor (bmoor [at] resultsradio [dot] com)

I had previously read, but likely over 10 years ago now, that the Meridian Bridge is the only Center Swing Rim Bearing Cable-Stayed bridge in the U.S. (and one of only 2 in the world as I recall). Would you happen to know if this is still the case?