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Revision as of 04:21, 7 November 2009
West Branch Feather River Bridge
Cherokee, California, United States
450 feet high / 137 meters high
576 foot span / 176 meter span
1962
The second highest double decker road and rail bridge in the world after the Pit River bridge, the West Branch Feather River bridge is one of 4 high spans that cross Lake Oroville in northern California. The creation of America’s deepest man-made lake started in the early 1960s when construction began on the Oroville Dam. Completed in 1968, the earth fill structure is the highest in the United States measuring 770 feet (235 meters) from base to crest.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
West Branch Feather River Bridge postcard.
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Civil Engineering magazine.
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
West Branch Feather River Bridge satellite image.