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Bridgeport Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Nevada County, California

Constructed in 1862 by the Virginia Turnpike Company, the Bridgeport Covered Bridge located at the South Yuba River State Park in western Nevada County spans 22
Constructed in 1862 by the Virginia Turnpike Company, the Bridgeport Covered Bridge located at the South Yuba River State Park in western Nevada County spans 22 · Frank Schulenburg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Bridgeport Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Nevada County, California. California has 13 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1862, in the Civil War era, making it the oldest of the 5 in California with a recorded construction date; it crosses Yuba River; it is about 233 feet long (the longest of 6 measured in California).

Status check, 2026-11: A Howe truss bridge with a Burr arch and one of the longest single-span wooden covered bridges; it reopened to pedestrians on 4 Nov 2021 after being closed since 2011, and 233 ft is the HAER figure (other sources say 229–230 ft). Bridgeport Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.2927° N, 121.1949° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1862
CrossesYuba River
Length233 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.29274, -121.19491

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