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. It is the highest bridge by deck height in California, the fourth highest in the United States, and among the seventy highest in the world at 730 feet (220 m) above the river.
Foresthill Bridge | |
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Southern face of the Auburn-Foresthill Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 38.9224°N 121.0387°W |
| Carries | Automobile and pedestrian traffic |
| Crosses | North Fork American River |
| Locale | North Auburn, Placer County, California |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 2,428 feet (740 m) |
| Longest span | 862 feet (263 m) |
| Clearance below | 730 feet (220 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1973 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | low |
| Location | |
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