Twin Bridges
Twin Bridges is a small unincorporated community on U.S. Route 50 near the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. It is located 5 miles west of Echo Summit, at an elevation of 6,115 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 23 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Twin Bridges, CA” and “Twin Bridges, California”
- Postal code: 95735
Places of Interest
Highlights include Twin Bridges trailhead and Lovers Leap.
Twin Bridges trailhead
Trailhead
The Twin Bridges trailhead or Pyramid Creek trailhead is located off U.S. Route 50 a couple miles east of Strawberry, California, west of Echo Pass. Some of the destinations most accessed by the trailhead are Horsetail Falls and Ropi Lake or Lake of the Woods as well as the rest of the Desolation Wilderness.
Lovers Leap
Cliff
Photo: Justin.Johnsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lover's Leap is a steep granite cliff band in El Dorado County, California, United States, a landmark which catches the eye as one travels by, and a popular destination for climbers.
Horsetail Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Phreakdigital, GFDL.
Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness of El Dorado County, California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strawberry and Sciots Camp.
Strawberry
Village
Photo: Barabas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strawberry is a small unincorporated community on the South Fork American River, 3.25 miles south-southwest of Pyramid Peak, along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Strawberry is situated 1½ miles southwest of Twin Bridges.
Sciots Camp
Neighborhood
Sciots Camp is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located on the South Fork of the American River 4 miles south of Pyramid Peak, at an elevation of 5659 feet. Sciots Camp is situated 2½ miles southwest of Twin Bridges.
Twin Bridges
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.81156° or 38° 48′ 42″ northLongitude
-120.1212° or 120° 7′ 16″ westPopulation
23Elevation
6,115 feet (1,864 metres)Open location code
84CXRV6H+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 141035001OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5404220Wikidata ID
Q7858084
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Twin Bridges” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “雙橋”
- French: “Twin Bridges”
- Turkish: “Twin Bridges”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of Our Lady of the Sierras and Lover’s Leap.
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