Bidwell Bar Bridge (1855)
Bidwell Bar Bridge (1855) is a bridge in Butte County, Shasta Cascades, California. Bidwell Bar Bridge (1855) is situated nearby to Bidwell Canyon Marina, as well as near the park Kelly Ridge Recreation Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bidwell Bar Bridge and Oroville Dam.
Bidwell Bar Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Thad Roan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bidwell Bar Bridge, in Oroville, California, is the name of two suspension bridges that cross different parts of Lake Oroville. The original Bidwell Bar Bridge was the first steel suspension bridge in California. Bidwell Bar Bridge is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bidwell Bar Bridge (1855).
Oroville Dam
Dam
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Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley. Oroville Dam is situated 1½ miles west of Bidwell Bar Bridge (1855).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hurleton and Wyandotte.
Hurleton
Hamlet
Hurleton is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It is located 7.5 miles north of Bangor. It lies at an elevation of 1598 feet. In August 2013, the town was threatened by a large brush fire forcing some evacuations. Hurleton is situated 4½ miles southeast of Bidwell Bar Bridge (1855).
Wyandotte
Hamlet
Wyandotte is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It is located 6 miles northwest of Bangor, at an elevation of 669 feet. A post office operated at Wyandotte from 1859 to 1867 and from 1880 to 1915. Wyandotte is situated 6 miles south of Bidwell Bar Bridge (1855).
Oregon City
Hamlet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oregon City, formerly Bloomingdale and Hengy, is a ghost town located between Oroville and Cherokee in Butte County, California. One of the first mining camps in the county, it was established in the autumn of 1848 by a party of Oregonians, who came to California over the Applegate and Lassen trails. Oregon City is situated 6 miles northwest of Bidwell Bar Bridge (1855).
Bidwell Bar Bridge (1855)
- Type: Bridge
- Categories: historic site and transportation
- Location: Butte County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.53746° or 39° 32′ 15″ northLongitude
-121.45422° or 121° 27′ 15″ westOpen location code
84FWGGPW+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1413417476OpenStreetMap feature
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man_made=bridge
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bidwell Canyon Marina and Kelly Ridge Recreation Area.
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