Historic Rainbow Bridge (Folsom, California)

USA / California / Folsom / Folsom, California
 place with historical importance, bridge, arch bridge
The Rainbow Bridge provided a two-lane crossing that could carry heavy vehicles. This is a very attractive bridge with its underside arches. It served the area before the Folsom Dam was built, in 1955, to control the raging winter torrents of the American River. It survived This bridge was originally built across the American River in 1893 replacing the Ecklon Toll Bridge, a suspension bridge that had collapsed the year before. It was used for carrying horses, wagons, and livestock across the American River. At that time, some said it was the finest bridge in the country. For the first few years there were few automobiles that needed to cross its narrow span and it was not designed to carry the weight but after the turn of the century the need for a bridge for automobiles became more evident. The Truss Bridge was abandoned in 1917 when the Rainbow Bridge opened.
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Coordinates:   38°40'57"N   121°10'32"W

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  • You can also see an artifact of the photogrammetric melding of different images at the South end of the bridge.
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