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Bridging
the pastand present
Sitting on the banks ofthe American River,Folsom has always had
one engineering feat to aidits transportation needs bridges.
And in celebration of thecitys newest bridge, the
By Lance ArmstrongSpecial to the Telegraph
A 1917 Ford
DeliveryExpress truckis part of
CelebratingFolsoms
Bridges, thenew exhibit at
the FolsomHistory
Museum. Thetruck is owned
by BobHopkins, Jr., of
the NorthernCaliforniaHorseless
Carriage Club.The vehicles
original pricetag was $375.
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Celebrating Folsoms
Bridges exhibitWhen: Now throughMay 10Where: Folsom HistoryMuseum, 823 Sutter St.,FolsomAdmission: $4 for adults,$2 for youth, childrenunder 12 are free.Open: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tuesday through Sunday
Information: 985-2707
New museum exhibitcelebrates the history
of Folsom bridges
See Museum, page 16
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One local bridge hascrossed two rivers andtraveled more than 600
miles.The Historic Steel Truss
Bridge now serves as a pedes-trian and bicycle crossing forthe American River, but in thedecades between the 1930sand 1990s, it served as thebridge over the Klamath Rivernear the Oregon border.
Originally constructed in1893 in Folsom, the trussbridge had outlived its useful-ness when the Rainbow Bridgewas built in 1919 just downriver.
The truss bridge was closed
and in 1931 it was sold for$250, ripped from the banksof the American River, andmoved to the Klamath River.
There it sat until anotherbridge was constructed nearby,forcing it to be closed once
Strange, exotic journey for
Folsoms Historic Truss Bridge
SodhiSinghBura, of
Antelope,pedals hisbicycleacross theHistoricTrussBridge.
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Listed on NationalRegister of Historic Places
330 feet long
Built in 1893 in Folsom
Moved to Klamath Riverafter it was sold in 1931for $250
Returned to original sitein Folsom in 1999
Cost to return bridge:$1.9 million
Fast facts
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The connections on the Historic Truss Bridge must beregularly adjusted, according to senior civil engineerDave Nugen, of Folsoms Public Works department.
Structure has gonefrom Folsom to theKlamath Riverand back againBy Don ChaddockThe Telegraph
See Truss, page 10
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again. It was returned to Folsom, inits original location, in the late1990s. About 60 percent of thebridge was reused but many compo-nents had to be replaced due to age.
According to senior civil engineerDave Nugen, with the Folsom PublicWorks department, the city regularlyworks on the historic span.
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Truss: Needsmaintenance
Folsoms
Historic TrussBridge, builtin 1893, wasmoved to the
KlamathRiver, nearthe Oregon
border, in the1930s. It wasbrought backto Folsom in
the late1990s at a
cost of $1.9million. It isnow used asa pedestrianand bicycle
bridge.
DON CHADDOCK/THE TELEGRAPH
See Truss, page 11
We do all the
maintenance on the
structure. Its inspected
every couple of years.
Dave Nugen,
Senior civil engineer,
Folsom Public Works
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The HistoricTruss Bridgesports twosigns, one
showing thebuilder as theSan Francisco
BridgeCompany and
the otheradvising
bridge usersto keep the
number ofhorses, cattle,sheep, hogs
or goats to aminimum.
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Truss: Oddsign greets
pedestriansand cyclists
We do all the maintenance on the struc-ture, Nugen said. Its inspected every cou-ple of years.
He said the bridges antique designrequires a lot of attention.
It has to be adjusted with all the connec-tions, he said. It hangs, basically, in the air.All the different turnbuckles and connectionsare maintained, tightened and adjusted.
Returning the bridge to Folsom cost $1.9million, he said.
Sodhi Singh Bura, of Antelope, enjoys thevariety of outdoor activities in the town.
I live in Antelope and came here to restfrom India, he said. The truss bridge isnice. All the bridges look very nice. Ive beenhere two months now and come from
Antelope to ride my bike.
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Project Engineer Dave Nugen, left, looks over the new Folsom Lake Crossing bridge withFolsom Mayor Steve Miklos. The pair toured the new structure on Friday, March 20. To see a
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Folsom LakeCrossing festivitieskick off at 10 a.m.
Saturday, March 28 withspeeches by elected offi-cials and dignitaries.
Following an 11:30a.m. ribbon cutting cere-mony, the bridge willopen to pedestrians for acommunity festival fea-turing live music,exhibits, and food andbeverage vendors. Thefestival ends at 1:30p.m., at which time thebridge will be cleared inpreparation for openingto vehicular traffic at 4p.m.
The Folsom HighSchool Marching Bandwill perform the national
anthem after the presen-tation of colors by theFolsom police and fire
department honorguards. The two-hourbridge bash will featuremusic by the Dam RoadClosed band, a new cardisplay sponsored by theFolsom Auto Mall and avintage car display bythe Cappuccino Cruisers.
Exhibitors includeFolsom Public Works,the library, parks &
recreation and utilitiesdepartments, AmericanRiver Water EducationCenter, Folsom HistoricPowerhouse, FolsomHistory Museum andArmy Corps ofEngineers.
Folsom resident ScottFarquhar, the winner ofthe Name the BridgeContest, will participate
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Ready for its debutCelebrate openingof Folsom LakeCrossing March 28
See Festival, page 15
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Other famous bridges in the region
There are many famousbridges in the area,including one listed on
the National Register ofHistoric Places, another thatis the highest bridge inCalifornia and a third that is
only visible during droughts.While Folsom and ElDorado Hills celebrate theopening of the newest bridge,these structures have provenpopular and enduring.
Don Chaddock, editor
No Hands BridgeThe Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, spanning
the North Fork of the American River, would be under-water now if the Auburn dam had been constructed.
Standing 150 feet above the canyon floor, the bridgeis commonly known as No Hands Bridge and is usedby hikers and equestrians along the Western StatesTrail.
The bridge was completed on March 23, 1912 and atthe time it was the longest concrete railroad bridge inthe world. It is now on the National Register of HistoricPlaces.
Foresthill BridgeThe Foresthill Bridge is listed
as the highest bridge in
California and the third highest inthe country. It has also taken itsshare of the spotlight inHollywood, featured in VinDiesels XXX, and on televi-sion with the show StuntJunkies and Huell HowsersCalifornias Gold. The bridgesoars 730 feet above the NorthFork of the American River andwas constructed in anticipation of
the canyon being flooded due tothe Auburn dam. Since the damwas never built, the bridge nowserves as a main connectorbetween the town of Foresthilland Interstate 80.
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The Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, also known as No Hands Bridge, crosses the North Fork of the AmericanRiver along the Western States Trail near Auburn.
The Foresthill Bridge rises 730feet above the North Fork ofthe American River and is thehighest bridge in California.
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in the ribbon cutting cer-emony, along with allopening day speakersand other dignitaries.
Opening day speakersinclude Rep. DanLungren; Rep. DorisMatsui and Rep. TomMcClintock; retired Rep.John Doolittle and for-mer Rep. Doug Ose;Folsom Mayor Steve
Miklos and Vice MayorJeff Starsky; FolsomCouncil Members KerriHowell, Andy Morin andErnie Sheldon; AssistantSecretary of the Army(Civil Works) John PaulWoodley, Jr.; SacramentoArea Flood ControlAgency Board ChairSusan Peters; CaliforniaDepartment of WaterResources Director
Lester Snow and U.S.
Bureau of ReclamationMid-Pacific RegionDirector Don Glaser.
Parking will be avail-able along both sides ofthe one-mile-longFolsom Lake CrossingRoad off East NatomaStreet.
On-going shuttleservice from the more
distant parking areas tothe bridge will be avail-able.
The Auburn FolsomRoad entrance to thebridge will be closed andthere will be no publicparking in that area.Pedestrians and cyclistsmay enter the bike trailat this location followingthe 11:30 a.m. ribboncutting.
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Festival: Heldon new bridge
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Old Salmon Falls Bridge
The Old Salmon Falls Bridgeonce served as a main connectorpoint between Sacramento andColoma. Located off Salmon Falls
Road, the bridge is now under-neath Folsom Lake. The township
of Salmon Falls was flooded whenFolsom Dam was constructed inthe 1950s. During periods of
drought, the bridge emerges and is
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98034.html.
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The remains of a bridge that once crossed the river sit just downstream from the Old SalmonFalls Bridge. The structure is usually visible during periods of drought.
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Museum:Bridge history
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Folsom History Museum is highlighting thestructures, both past and present, with a specialexhibit that opened earlier this month and runsthrough May 10.
The exhibit, Celebrating Folsoms Bridges,was established as a way of generating excitementfor the citys newest bridge, Folsom LakeCrossing, which will open to traffic on March 28.
Featuring many historic photographs, arti-facts, maps, artist renditions and even a historicFord Model T, the exhibit will detail the historyof seven of the about a dozen bridges that havespanned the American River at various timesduring the areas history.
Karen Mehring, the museums director, saidthat the exhibit is a great way to demonstratethe history and importance of Folsoms bridges.
Bridges have definitely been an importantpart of Folsoms history, said Mehring, whosefather was a bridge engineer for bridgesthroughout the state. I think what is fascinat-ing about bridges is not only are they architec-turally incredible, but they link communities.And as Ive watched this exhibit come together,it is fascinating to see the history and theimportance of how these bridges not only con-nected communities, but were essential in mak-ing them viable communities.
Considering that the idea to create thisexhibit at the museum was conceived due to theconstruction of Folsom Lake Crossing, theexhibit naturally highlights the short history ofthis very new bridge.
The new bridge stands 200 feet tall andspans 970 feet across the American River andwill add a much needed addition to the citysfamily of bridges.
The bridge will alleviate local traffic con-gestion caused by the post-Sept. 11, 2001 clo-sure of Folsom Dam Road, which was a major
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Dean Conrad, left, andKathy Marlow plan theFolsom History Museumsnewest exhibit,Celebrating FolsomsBridges. The two are
volunteers at the museum.The exhibit is now openand runs through May 10.
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thoroughfare for commuterstraveling to and from ElDorado Hills and Placer
County.Constructed by Kiewit
Pacific through a partnershipbetween the Army Corp ofEngineers, the city of Folsom,HDR, Inc., the CaliforniaDepartment of WaterResources and the SacramentoArea Flood Control Agency,Folsom Lake Crossing featuresa 2.3-mile roadway with fourlanes for automotive traffic
and separate lanes for bicyclesand pedestrians.
The bridge, which was builtto handle 40,000 vehicles perday, also provides a scenicview of the Folsom Dam to theeast and Folsom Prison to thewest.
Lake Natoma Crossing,another one of the exhibitsfeatured bridges, was complet-ed in 1999. The 2,264-foot-
long, 105-foot-wide span has
been the topic of humorousdiscussions among the muse-ums volunteers and staff.
Lake Natoma (Crossing)
was always referred to as thenew bridge and weve beenlaughingly talking about howthe Folsom Lake Crossingbridge is now going to becalled the new, new bridge,said Melissa Pedroza, themuseums administrative assis-tant.
The construction of LakeNatoma Crossing, whichbypasses the citys historic dis-
trict, resulted in the unearthingof a variety of Chinese arti-facts from a late 19th centuryChinese community. Theexhibit will showcase many ofthese artifacts.
Another artifact of theexhibit will be one of the fewexisting markers from the his-toric Lincoln Highway, whichwas conceived in 1913 to iden-tify the fastest automobile
Continued from page 16
Museum: Road signs
See Museum, page 18
The museumsexhibit
highlightsmany of the
areas bridgesand their
significance,including the
LincolnHighway. Thismarker dates
from 1928
and wasoriginallylocated nearPlacerville or
Camino,according tothe museum.
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routes between New York andSan Francisco. Routed alongthis highway was the city of
Folsom.The exhibit will also pay
tribute to Drury Butler, thecounty engineer who wasinstrumental in the creation ofFolsoms Rainbow, FigueroaStreet, Orangevale Avenue andCanal bridges all of whichwill be featured in the exhibit.
Widely considered to be themost beautiful and definitelythe most photographed ofthese four bridges is the deco-rative, high-arched RainbowBridge.
Built in 1918 and enhancedwith widened lanes and apedestrian walkway in 1969,this bridge connects the cityshistoric district at Riley Streetwith Greenback Lane andAuburn Folsom Road.
Constructed three years
prior to the Rainbow Bridge,Orangevale Avenue Bridge,which was once part of theLincoln Highway, formerlyserved as a vital connectionbetween Folsom andOrangevale.
The existence of this bridgetoday is the direct result of a
joint effort by the HeritagePreservation League of Folsomand the Lincoln Highway
Association, which convincedthe city of Folsom to thwart itsplan to have the bridge dis-mantled due to disrepair.
Another one of DrurysFolsom bridges highlighted inthe exhibit is the single lane,1915 Figueroa Street Bridge,which is the citys smallest andnarrowest bridge. This bridgespans the small ravine thatparallels Riley Street.
The last of Drurys Folsombridges is the Canal Bridgethat once had a direct connec-tion to Riley Street, but nowserves as a bike path. Thename of this bridge derivesfrom the fact that it rests abovethe canals in front of the his-toric powerhouse.
The exhibit would certainlynot be complete without the
inclusion of Folsoms oldestexisting bridge, the HistoricTruss Bridge.
Built in 1893 to replace a
suspension bridge that had col-lapsed, the Historic TrussBridge, said Mehring, has aninteresting story behind it.
It has a great little history,because it was there (just northof the Rainbow Bridge), thenit left and then it came backagain, Mehring said. Afteryears of non use, the (bridges)55 steel arches were disman-tled during the 1930s and put
to use near Walker, Calif.,where the Pacific Highwaycrosses the Klamath River.When a larger bridge wasneeded in that location,Folsom was contacted to see ifwe would like it back and thebridge was soon afterwardreturned to Folsom.
Candy Miller, who is one ofthe museums many dedicatedvolunteers, said that it seems
very appropriate for the muse-um to present a bridge exhibit,considering that Folsom ishome to half of the countysbridges along the AmericanRiver.
One of the highlights ofthe story about our bridges isthat the city of Folsom hasfour crossings across theAmerican River and the coun-ty has a total of eight
(American River crossings)with Sunrise, Watt, Howe andthe crossing by Discovery Parkbeing the other ones, Millersaid. To me, thats a fascinat-ing sidelight.
Commenting on the educa-tional aspect, Mehring said theexhibit provides an inexpen-sive way to learn about thecity.
This exhibit is an opportu-
nity to learn more aboutFolsoms history and how thecitys bridges have enhancedboth the past and present timesin our great community,Mehring said. And with theeconomy the way it is, peoplealso appreciate that we offer afamily-friendly activity formuch less than the cost ofgoing to a movie.
The FigueroaStreet Bridge was
built in 1916 tocross a brushyravine that hasbeen largelyfilled in and the
water divertedinto culverts.Because it is a
vehicular bridge,it is inspectedevery two yearsby CalTrans andmaintained by
the citys publicworksDepartment. Thebridge is locatedjust off RileyStreet, about oneblock up fromSutter Street.
COURTESY FOLSOMHISTORY MUSEUM
COURTESY FOLSOM HISTORY MUSEUM
The Orangevale Avenue Bridge connects Folsom with its neighbor over Gold Creek. Thebridge was constructed in 1915, as shown in this photograph, and once served as partof the historic Lincoln Highway. Sometimes referred to as the Mini Rainbow Bridge, thisstructure served as the prototype for the span that would follow four years later.
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Museum: Historic bridges cross ravines, American River
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