O’Brien Rest Area
O’Brien Rest Area is a rest area in Shasta County, Shasta Cascades, California. O’Brien Rest Area is situated nearby to Bailey Cove Trailhead, as well as near the motorhome stopover Holiday Harbor RV Campground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Shasta Caverns and Pit River Bridge.
Lake Shasta Caverns
Photo: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lake Shasta Caverns are a network of caves located near the McCloud arm of Shasta Lake in California. It was formerly named Chalk Cave and Baird Cave, named after Spencer Fullerton Baird. Lake Shasta Caverns is situated 1 mile northeast of O’Brien Rest Area.
Pit River Bridge
Bridge
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The Pit River Bridge is a double deck, deck truss, road and rail bridge over Shasta Lake in Shasta County, California. The bridge, carrying Interstate 5 on its upper deck and Union Pacific Railroad on its lower deck, was built in 1942 as part of the construction of the Shasta Dam/Shasta Lake reservoir system. Pit River Bridge is situated 2 miles south of O’Brien Rest Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holiday Harbor Resort and O’Brien.
O’Brien
Hamlet
O'Brien is an unincorporated community in Shasta County, California, United States. O'Brien is located along Interstate 5 16 miles north of Redding. O'Brien has a post office with ZIP code 96070, which was established in 1945.
Mountain Gate
Hamlet
Mountain Gate is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. Mountain Gate sits at an elevation of 915 feet. Its population is 815 as of the 2020 census, down from 943 from the 2010 census. Mountain Gate is situated 5 miles south of O’Brien Rest Area.
O’Brien Rest Area
- Type: Rest area
- Category: transportation
- Location: Shasta County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.79353° or 40° 47′ 37″ northLongitude
-122.31796° or 122° 19′ 5″ westOpen location code
84GVQMVJ+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 98262030OpenStreetMap feature
highway=rest_area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bailey Cove Trailhead and Holiday Harbor RV Campground.
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