Friday, June 28, 2013

Calaveras County, California Bridges; Railroad Flat Road Bridge across Esperenza Creek

June 2013 (38.29583 Degrees, -120.49583 Degrees) Railroad Flat Road Bridge
Continuing north we came to the Railroad Flat Road Bridge (30C0044) over Esperanza Creek. This is a single span steel stringer bridge that was built in 1940. It's 45 ft long, 21 ft wide, and on a 30 degree skew. it's in satisfactory condition with a sufficiency rating of 68.2 and it carries about 600 vehicles a day.
It's interesting how the concrete barrier rail is supported on corbels that rest on the bottom girder flange. 
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