Bridgemeister - 1932 Hamilton Gorge - Sequoia National Park, California, USA

This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

Bridgemeister ID:	8886 (added 2024-11-22)
Year Completed:	1932
Name:	Hamilton Gorge
Location:	Sequoia National Park, California, USA
At or Near Feature:	High Sierra Trail
Coordinates:	36.566500 N 118.571972 W
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:	Footbridge
Status:	Destroyed, 1937
Main Cables:	Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:	1

Notes:

Coordinates are likely location just northeast of the largest of the Hamilton Lakes. Possibly the bridge crossed the next gorge along the trail, about 360 meters east.
1937: Destroyed by avalanche.

External Links:

Bridges, Hamilton Gorge Bridge, looking west — Calisphere. Image of the bridge.
National Park Service - NP Gallery. Image of the bridge dated October 21, 1932. One of many images of the bridge in this gallery.
National Park Service - NP Gallery. Search results for "Hamilton Gorge" showing 30+ images of the bridge.

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