Amador County, California Bridges: State Route 49 across Sutter Creek (1)

March 2013 (38.3936 Degrees, -120.8161 Degrees) Sutter Creek Bridge

Continuing south on State Route 49 over Sutter Creek is a three span continuous prestressed concrete box girder bridge that was built in 2007 (when the highway was built).  It's very similar to the previously studied Amador Creek Bridge, but with two-column bents joined together with link beams. A similar visual theme for both bridges is the pinkish (coral? buff?) barrier rails and the graceful, long-legged piers. The center span is 230 ft long and the bridge is 609 ft long. The overhangs hides the deep, haunched box girders (each column supports a girder). The deck is 42 ft wide for a single lane in each direction plus wide shoulders.

Amador County, California Bridges: State Route 49 across Sutter Creek (1) by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.