Bridgeport Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork of Yuba River at bypassed section of Pleasant Valley Road (originally Virginia Turnpike) in South Yuba River State Park , Bridgeport, Nevada County, CA

Howe truss with arch

See also HABS No. CA-1401 for additional documentation, including one photograph.

Significance: The Bridgeport Covered Bridge is 233 feet long and was originally built as part of a toll road intended to serve the development of the Comstock Lode around Virginia City, Nevada. It is a Howe Truss bridge with an auxiliary arch. // The Bridgeport Bridge was built in 1862 to replace an earlier span that washed out in a flood. It was an integral part of the Virginia Turnpike, a heavily traveled route through the Sierras during the gold rush era. The bridge is significant as one of the longest single-span surviving covered bridges in the United States.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N993

Survey number: HAER CA-41

Building/structure dates: 1862 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1970 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1996 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000168

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1969 - 1980

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