Amador County, California Bridges: Ponderosa Way Bridge across the Mokelumne River

April 2013 (38.34110 Degrees, -120.63095 Degrees) Ponderosa Way Bridge

I had a lot of trouble getting to today's bridge. I eventually had to park at a locked gate and hike several miles only to find that the bridge had burned down. It's a shame since it's one of those half-hipped pony truss bridges. Maybe they can replace the timber decking and it will be okay.

The Ponderosa Way Bridge was built across the Mokelumne River by the Civilian Conservation Corps (founded by FDR) for $16,000 in 1934. More information can be found at the Calaveras Outside Website.

Amador County, California Bridges: Ponderosa Way Bridge across the Mokelumne River by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.