El Dorado County, California Bridges: Happy Valley Cutoff Road Bridge across Camp Creek (3)

January 2013 (38.65778 Degrees, -120.66278 Degrees) Happy Valley Cutoff Road Bridge

A photo on the deck of the Happy Valley Cutoff Road Bridge. Longitudinal timbers provide a riding surface over transverse planks. an additional longitudinal timber provides a curb to prevent vehicles from smashing into the flimsy steel rails.

I had a lot of trouble trying to find an unobstructed view of the truss that supports this river crossing. The truss was too high to see clearly from the river and trees blocked my view when I was at the same height trying for an elevation view of the truss. The photo above provides a nice view of the floor beams that support the deck, of some interesting 'pins' that connect elements to the bottom chord, and of the large concrete pedestal that supports one end of the truss.

El Dorado County, California Bridges: Happy Valley Cutoff Road Bridge across Camp Creek (3) by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.