Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge & Stone Toll House, Near Lake Oroville (moved from fork of Feather Riv, Oroville vicinity, Butte County, CA

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13 b&w photos
2 data pages
2 photo caption pages
1 color transparencies Supplemental Material

TITLE:
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge & Stone Toll House, Near Lake Oroville (moved from fork of Feather Riv, Oroville vicinity, Butte County, CA

CALL NUMBER:
HAER CAL,4-ORO.V,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 13 (5 x 7 in.)
Data Page(s): 1 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 2
Color Transparencies: 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER CA-34

Building/structure dates: 1856 initial construction

Building/structure dates: 1970 subsequent work

Significance: This structure is the only surviving suspension bridge in the American West dating to the mid 19th century. When reconstructed over Lake Oroville, it was "strengthened" with pile supports under the bridge deck.

SUBJECTS:
CALIFORNIA--Butte County--Oroville vicinity
stone buildings
suspension bridges
tollhouses

OTHER TITLE:
Curry-Bidwell Bar State Park

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ca1353

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
GENERAL BARREL SHOT, LOOKING WEST
DETAIL VIEW OF EAST TOWERS, LOOKING WEST
GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING EAST
DETAIL VIEW OF TOLL HOUSE
GENERAL ELEVATION VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH
GENERAL ELEVATION VIEW, LOOKING NORTH
GENERAL VIEW SHOWING NEW PILE SUPPORTS FOR BRIDGE DECK
DETAIL VIEW OF RECONSTRUCTED DECK TRUSS
DETAIL VIEW OF WEST TOWERS, LOOKING WEST
DETAIL VIEW OF CAST IRON TOWER
DETAIL VIEW OF BASE OF CAST IRON TOWER SHOWING THE FABRICATING MARK OF STARBUCK IRON WORKS, TROY, NY
DETAIL VIEW OF STARBUCK IRON WORKS, TROY, NY
DETAIL VIEW OF RECONSTRUCTED ABUTMENT AND FLOORBEAMS
GENERAL BARREL SHOT, LOOKING WEST ACROSS BRIDGE DECK

CONTROL #:
CA1353

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