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Title Page - Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run Road (originally Carr Hill Road), Paradise, Butte County, CA
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Mauro, Jeremy T., creator
Title
Title Page - Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run Road (originally Carr Hill Road), Paradise, Butte County, CA
Description

Honey Run Covered Bridge (built 1886) — crossing Butte Creek in Honey Run Covered Bridge County Park, near Chico in Butte County, northern California.

Depicted place California; Butte County; Paradise
Date 2012
Dimensions 24 x 36 in. (D size)
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER CA-312 (sheet 1 of 9)
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Notes
  • modified Pratt truss (4); 230' long; 3 span, combined wood & iron
  • Significance: The Honey Run Bridge is the best preserved of four surviving examples of Pratt-type wood covered bridges in the United States.
  • The Pratt truss was patented by Thomas and Caleb Pratt in 1844 and featured wood compression members and iron tension members.
  • The design, favored for its strength and adaptability, became the standard American truss for moderate spans on both railroads and highways by 1870 and remained so well into the twentieth century.
  • Survey number: HAER CA-312
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1886 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1965-1966 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1972 Subsequent Work
References

This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 88000920.

Related names:

American Bridge Company
Pratt, Thomas
Pratt, Caleb
Honey Run Covered Bridge Association
Miller, George
O'Connell, Kristen, transmitter
Federal Highway Administration, sponsor
Marston, Christopher H, project manager
Marston, Christopher H
Marston, Christopher H, project manager
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca3167.sheet.00001a
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Camera location39° 45′ 34.99″ N, 121° 37′ 14.99″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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