Estrella River Bridge - Whitley Garden, CA - Truss Bridges on Waymarking.com

"The bridge was built over the Estrella River in 1910. For many years it served as the only river crossing at Whitley Gardens. The new towering concrete structures which connect Highway 46 over the Estrella River just north of the old River Grove Bridge were opened in 2012.

In April 2017, an NBI inspection of the old River Grove Bridge listed its condition as “fair.” The overall status was described as “needs repair or corrective action.” The deck geometry said to be “Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement.”

An estimate of cost to repair the bridge in the 2017 inspection was $958,000. That was for both the bridge and approaching roadway.

As for the channel and channel protection, the inspection stipulated:

Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly.

At one time there was discussion of naming the bridge after the late Lester Rogeout, who lived on the river bank just a few hundred yards from the bridge. The reconstruction of the abutment and reopening of the bridge is expected to be completed by Labor Day." (visit link)
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Date Built: 01/01/1910 Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed Length of Span: Not listed www: Not listed

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