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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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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