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North Fork Bridge (California)

Coordinates: 39°43′00″N 121°28′13″W / 39.7166739°N 121.4701438°W / 39.7166739; -121.4701438
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The North Fork Bridge is a railroad bridge over the North Fork Feather River in the Feather River Canyon, located in Plumas County, California at the approximate coordinates of 39°42'60" N, 121°28'14" W. [1]

It is the longest reinforced concrete bridge in the United States.[2]

It was built after the June 1957 groundbreaking for two rail tunnels on the Feather River Route of the Western Pacific Railroad, to join them in bypassing the planned new Oroville Reservoir.[3][4] 39°43′00″N 121°28′13″W / 39.7166739°N 121.4701438°W / 39.7166739; -121.4701438

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References

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  1. ^ "UP - North Fork Bridge".
  2. ^ Oxlade, John (31 December 2003). "Out-n-About - The Feather River Canyon, California, USA". WorldRailFans.info. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-11. the actual "canyon" portion petween Pulga and Keddie is only approx. 42 miles
  3. ^ Gascoyne, Tom (July 12, 2001). "Empty Promise". Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  4. ^ Starr, Kevin (10 September 2009). Golden Dreams: California in the Age of Abundance, 1950-1963. Oup USA. p. 278,279,281. ISBN 978-0-19-515377-4. Retrieved 2010-09-25.