WayfarrowBerta's Ranch Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Humboldt County, California
Berta's Ranch Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Humboldt County, California. California has 13 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Humboldt County.
It was built in 1936, in the interwar years, making it the 5th oldest of the 5 in California with a recorded construction date; it crosses Elk River; it is about 52 feet long (4th longest of 6 measured in California).
Status check, 2026-11: A 52-foot redwood queen-post truss bridge over the Elk River. Lost Bridges lists it as still standing and calls it the most westerly covered bridge in the US. It stands at 40.7245° N, 124.1770° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Elk River |
| Length | 52 ft |
| Coordinates | 40.72454, -124.17698 |
Nearby places
- Zanes Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Humboldt County · 0.6 mi
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- Humboldt Harbor Lightlighthouse · Humboldt County · 3.8 mi
- Table Bluff Lightlighthouse · Humboldt County · 5.5 mi
- Eddyvilleghost town · Humboldt County · 6.5 mi
- Grizzly Bluffghost town · Humboldt County · 11.2 mi
- Centervilleghost town · Humboldt County · 13.7 mi
- Elinorghost town · Humboldt County · 20.8 mi
- Trinidad Head Lightlighthouse · Humboldt County · 22.7 mi
- Cape Mendocino Lightlighthouse · Humboldt County · 23.1 mi
- Tsuraughost town · Humboldt County · 23.2 mi
- Shumigghost town · Humboldt County · 28.4 mi
Questions
Where is Berta's Ranch Covered Bridge?
Berta's Ranch Covered Bridge is in Humboldt County, California, at 40.7245, -124.1770.
How many covered bridges are in Humboldt County?
Humboldt County, California has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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