Bridgeport Covered Bridge
The Bridgeport Covered Bridge is located in Bridgeport, Nevada County, California, southwest of French Corral and north of Lake Wildwood. It is used as a pedestrian crossing over the South Yuba River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First long-distance telephone line.
First long-distance telephone line
Monument
The world's first long-distance telephone line, established in 1877, connected French Corral with Bowman Lake at the headwaters of the Yuba River. It was strung across trees and poles for a distance of 60 mi in Nevada County, California, passing through Birchville, Sweetland, North San Juan, Cherokee, North Columbia, Lake City, North Bloomfield, Moores Flat, Graniteville, and Milton. First long-distance telephone line is situated 2 miles northeast of Bridgeport Covered Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridgeport and French Corral.
Bridgeport
Hamlet
Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
Bridgeport is a former settlement on the Yuba River in Nevada County, California, 2 mi from the town of French Corral. Its elevation is 567 ft above sea level.
French Corral
Hamlet
French Corral is an unincorporated community approximately five miles west of California State Highway 49 in Nevada County, California, United States. It was one of the first of several historic California gold rush mining camps along the San Juan Ridge. French Corral is situated 2 miles northeast of Bridgeport Covered Bridge.
Birchville
Hamlet
Birchville is a historic mining and agricultural community in Nevada County, California. Birchville is located about 10 miles northwest of Nevada City and about 2 miles northeast of French Corral. It is situated at an elevation of 1,765 ft above sea level. Birchville is situated 3½ miles northeast of Bridgeport Covered Bridge.
Bridgeport Covered Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Bridgeport, Nevada County, California, southwest of French Corral and north of Lake Wildwood
- Categories: road bridge, covered bridge, and transportation
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Bridgeport Covered Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布里奇波特廊橋”
- French: “pont couvert de Bridgeport”
- French: “Pont couvert de Bridgeport”
- German: “Bridgeport Covered Bridge”
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