Suspension Bridges Crossing Feather River

This is a list of all 2 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Feather River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1856: Bidwell Bar

Oroville, California, USA - Feather River
Bridgemeister ID:52 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1856
Name:Bidwell Bar
Location:Oroville, California, USA
Crossing:Feather River
Coordinates:39.537483 N 121.45415 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bidwell Bridge Co.
References:BPL, DSL200106, LACE
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 67.1 meters (220 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Dismantled before completion of Oroville Dam and replaced by the 1965 high-level Bidwell Bar suspension bridge. The 1856 structure was later reassembled about 1.5 miles south of the new Bidwell Bar bridge. Coordinates provided here are for the current location of the bridge at Kelly Ridge.
  • Replaced by 1965 Bidwell Bar - Oroville, California, USA.

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Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1965: Bidwell Bar

Oroville, California, USA - Feather River
Bridgemeister ID:220 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1965
Name:Bidwell Bar
Location:Oroville, California, USA
Crossing:Feather River
At or Near Feature:Oroville Reservoir
Coordinates:39.54816 N 121.43006 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:California Department of Water Resources
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

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Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle


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