Who built the Foresthill Bridge?
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Foresthill Bridge/Contractors
The bridge, fabricated by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan, opened in 1973 and was designed to accommodate the unbuilt Auburn Dam, which was slated to be completed in the 1970s.
What type of bridge is the Foresthill Bridge?
Cantilever bridge
Foresthill Bridge/Bridge type
Is the Foresthill Bridge the tallest in the US?
The Foresthill Bridge, which soars 730 feet above the stream bed of the American River’s North Fork, is reputed to be the 3rd highest bridge in the United States and the tallest in California. The bridge opened for public use on Labor Day, 1973.
What is the highest bridge in CA?
The Foresthill Bridge
The Foresthill Bridge spans across 2,428 feet over the stunning vistas of the American River’s North Fork and is reported to be the 3rd highest bridge in the United States and the tallest in California at 730 feet.
How many people have jumped off of Foresthill Bridge?
Due to its height, the bridge is a noteworthy suicide site. As of mid-2021, there have been 94 suicides since the bridge’s construction.
When was the Foresthill Bridge built?
1971
Foresthill Bridge/Construction started
How high is Foresthill Bridge?
223 m
Foresthill Bridge/Clearance below
Where is Foresthill Bridge in California?
Placer County
Sierra NevadaNorth Auburn
Foresthill Bridge/Location
What’s the second tallest bridge in California?
Nello Irwin Greer Memorial Bridge
Nello Irwin Greer Memorial Bridge Far, far down the road from Auburn sits San Diego County, one of the southernmost counties in California, and home to the state’s second-tallest bridge.
What movie was filmed on Foresthill Bridge?
In media. The bridge can be seen in the beginning of the 2002 film XXX in which Vin Diesel’s character Xander Cage is seen driving a stolen red Chevrolet Corvette off it, then jumping from the car mid-flight and parachuting to his accomplices at the bottom of the American River Canyon.
How tall is the Foresthill Bridge?
222 m
Foresthill Bridge/Height
The Foresthill Bridge, also known as the Auburn Bridge, spans the North Fork of the American River and stands 720 feet tall.
Where is the Foresthill Bridge?
Where is the Auburn Foresthill Bridge in California?
Southern face of the Auburn-Foresthill Bridge. The Foresthill Bridge, also referred to as the Auburn-Foresthill Bridge or the Auburn Bridge, is a road bridge crossing over the North Fork American River in Placer County and the Sierra Nevada foothills, in eastern California.
How tall is the Foresthill Bridge in feet?
Originally constructed to replace a river-level crossing of the American River that would have been flooded by the reservoir that would have been created by the unbuilt Auburn Dam, the deck of the steel cantilever bridge stands 730 feet (220 m) above the river.
What’s the difference between Glade Creek and Auburn Foresthill bridges?
Auburn-Foresthill bridge is a near twin of the much less known Phil G McDonald or Glade Creek bridge near Beckley, West Virginia. From an engineering standpoint the only major difference between the two is the West Virginia span is a continuous truss instead of a cantilever. The California span is only about 10 percent bigger in size and height.
Why is the Auburn Foresthill Bridge called No Hands?
Today the former railroad bridge is part of the Western States Pioneer Express Recreation Trail. The “no hands” name refers to a time when there were no handrails on the bridge, prompting a horse rider to cross the bridge without holding her reins.