This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

1920: (suspension bridge)

Petrolia vicinity, California, USA - Mattole River
Bridgemeister ID:4932 (added 2020-08-01)
Year Completed:1920
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Petrolia vicinity, California, USA
Crossing:Mattole River
Coordinates:40.276827 N 124.242913 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1974
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • The June 29, 1974 edition of The Times-Standard of Eureka, California ran an article "Petrolia plans dedication" describing a new bridge dedicated to Elwyn "Ole" Lindley located 4.6 miles east of Petrolia: "the new re-enforced concrete girder with four bays replaced an old cable suspension bridge built in 1920." There is no other mention of the suspension bridge in the article. The location indicated by the coordinates given here is the location of the present day (2020) Lindley bridge crossing the Mattole River. It is unclear if this was the same Petrolia-area suspension bridge dismantled in 1962.
  • See (suspension bridge) - Petrolia, California, USA. This entry may represent the same bridge.

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