Van Duzen River Bridge - Bridgeville, California - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

The community of Bridgeville was originally called Robinsons Ferry but was renamed when a bridge was built across the Van Duzen River in 1875. That original bridge was replaced in 1925 by a reinforced concrete open spandrel deck arch with reinforced concrete slab approach spans. The bridge features a rib arch main span of 144-feet to complement the 234-foot main span.
A new bridge was constructed in 1997 to replace the 1925 bridge which is now only open to pedestrian use. The old bridge is also the site of Bridgefest - UFO Festival which is held each year on the third Saturday in August.

Length of bridge: 234 feet What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Originally motor vehicles, now pedestrians. What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: Van Duzen River Date constructed: 1925 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No Name of road or trail the bridge services: Abandoned segment of Hwy. 36 Location: At the small community of Bridgeville. Height of bridge: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/19/2013 Volcanoguy visited it