North Fork Bridge

For the North Fork Bridges in Arkansas [1] and Placer County, California, see Arkansas Highway 5 and American River#Middle Fork.

North Fork Bridge
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State	California
Railway(s)	BNSF, UP
Type	bridge(s)

The North Fork Bridge^[1] is a railroad bridge over the North Fork Feather River. It is the longest reinforced concrete bridge in the US^[2] and was constructed after the June 1, 1957, groundbreaking for 2 rail tunnels to bypass the planned Oroville Reservoir.^[3] and the Oroville Dam site was first dynamited on October 12, 1961.^[4] Coordinates: 39°43′00″N 121°28′13″W / 39.7166739°N 121.4701438°W / 39.7166739; -121.4701438^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} WikiMapia.org. North Fork Bridge (Map). http://wikimapia.org/13439873/North-Fork-Bridge. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
2. ^ Oxlade, John (31 December 2003). "Out-n-About - The Feather River Canyon, California, USA". WorldRailFans.info. http://www.worldrailfans.info/Articles/US/FeatherRiverCanyon.shtml. Retrieved 2010-09-11. "the actual "canyon" portion petween Pulga and Keddie is only approx. 42 miles" 
3. ^ Gascoyne, Tom (July 12, 2001). "Empty Promise". http://www.newsreview.com/chico/content?oid=4879. Retrieved 2010-10-12. 
4. ^ Starr, Kevin. Golden Dreams: California in the Age of Abundance, 1950-1963. p. 278,279,281. http://books.google.com/books?id=kvkNf-HZTt4C&pg=PA278. Retrieved 2010-09-25. 

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