Shelley Bridge - Yreka, CA
N 41° 46.331 W 122° 35.590
10T E 533812 N 4624562
A historic truss bridge north of Yreka.
Waymark Code: WMV4MW
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2017
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I just happened to see a historic bridge sign just off Hwy 263 as I was leaving Yreka. I turned around, headed east onto Anderson Grade Road (a very historic road and possibly the original Pacific Highway from 1914 before Highway 99 was built in the 1920s) and after a couple of miles came upon the Shelley Bridge. Amazingly, I couldn't find much information on the history of this bridge and why it's called Shelley Bridge. Bridgehunter.com helped with the details (link below).
Details:
Through truss bridge over Shasta River on Anderson Grade Road
Built 1899, Closed to Traffic 1982
Pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt through truss
Shasta River Bridge
It was interesting to see wooden railroad planks used for the decking and the metal truss portion looks like something used more on a railroad than for auto transportation.
Date Built: 01/01/1899
Length of Span:
Length of largest span: 69.8 ft.
Total length: 151.3 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
www:
http://bridgehunter.com/ca/siskiyou/shelly/
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
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