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Bridging the Eel River II
Posted by Stephen Phillips (San Francisco, United States) on 12 November 2008 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.
The old 'Redwood Highway' twisted along the granite faces above the Eel River - through north coastal California. The road is now almost completely high-speed four lane blacktop. This bridge will replace one of the few remaining 'old' sections.
This is the main gap of the new bridge - above the Eel River.
We are at the end of the dry season - hence the low level of the river. Still, the scale is deceiving as it is about twenty feet ( 6 meters) deep at that far bend. During the winter months - this river rises - sometimes dangerously. In 1964 - The Eel and Klamath Rivers produced horrific floods - eliminating whole towns from the face of the earth. [series: three of four]
[notebook]: I was at this bridge at 2 PM yesterday (in the rain of course). It is now a complete span. It was the holiday and I could have walked across it if I'd wanted to - not a soul was to be seen. The rain and mud removed any thoughts of a walk. I'm back in Arcata, about 30 km above Loleta. I got some nifty shots of the old highway on the way up from San Francisco and hope to post a few of them in a week or two. The forecast for Thursday is for warm sunshine. We shall see...
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