Nevada County, California Bridges: Edwards Bridge across the South Yuba River

December 2012 (39.3302 Degrees, -120.9843 Degrees) Edwards Bridge

Unlike the previously studied Purdon Bridge, the Edwards Bridge still has it's original steel lattice railing. The 114 ft long arch span is made entirely of triangular truss segments. Its a delicate little structure that was built in 1904 by the American Bridge Company.

This bridge is another early river crossing that carries Bloomfield Road over the South Fork of the Yuba River (I don't know why it's called Edwards Crossing). It's a three-pinned deck arch, similar to the Pine Street (Gault) Bridge we recently looked at in Nevada City. More information is available from the Bridgehunter.

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