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Knight's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Stanislaus River, bypassed section of Stockton-Sonora Road, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, CA
Summary
See HABS No. CA-158, Covered Bridge for further information 3 photos.
Significance: The Knight's Ferry Bridge was built in 1863-64 to replace an 1857 uncovered wooden truss that was destroyed in a flood. This was an important crossing on the heavily traveled Stockton-Sonora Road during the California Gold Rush. The Knight's Ferry Bridge is the longest covered bridge west of the Mississippi River.
Survey number: HAER CA-314
Building/structure dates: 1863-1864 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1885 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1918 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1988-1989 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 12001014
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Howe, William
Knight, William
Locke, David
Dent, John
Dent, Lewis
Grant, Ulysses S
Stanislaus Bridge & Ferry Company
Schuylkill Bridge Company
Tulloch, David
Tulloch, Charles
Stanislaus Milling & Power Company
Stanislaus Water & Power Company
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Graton Associates
Federal Highway Administration, sponsor
O'Connell, Kristen, transmitter
Marston, Christopher, project manager
Marston, Christopher, project manager
Location
Knights Ferry, 37.81965, -120.67215
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
