California Covered Bridges Pre 1900’s

By Forrest Oldham

California’s first covered bridges came to be due to the gold rush and played a significant role in the state’s development. Many survive to today and give us a glimpse into the past, as well as serve as focal points for local events. This book is an introduction to these bridges, their past, and other places or events to visit nearby. I hope reading this inspires many to visit and enjoy these little recognized icons of the past.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781984563897

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Copyright © 2018 by Forrest Oldham. 784819

ISBN:   Softcover     978-1-9845-6390-3

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Rev. date: 11/28/2018

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

BIRTH OF CALIFORNIA

THE GOLD RUSH

THE WEST’S FIRST

WHY MAKE A COVERED BRIDGE?

STRUCTURAL TYPES

OREGON CREEK COVERED BRIDGE

HISTORICAL VALUES AND CARE

NYES CROSSING COVERED BRIDGE

STRUCTURAL DETAILS

STRUCTURAL DETAILS

HISTORICAL RECOGNITION

RESTORATION EFFORTS

NEARBY INTERESTS

KNIGHT’S FERRY COVERED BRIDGE

POWDER WORKS COVERED BRIDGE

WAWONA COVERED BRIDGE

HONEY RUN COVERED BRIDGE

FELTON COVERED BRIDGE

THE FUTURE OF THESE BRIDGES

PREFACE

I believe books are a semi-permanent look into the author’s history of experiences and relationships to others that all come together to share, with those interested, their collective wisdom and/or facts to that point in time. This is true for me. A number of years ago I joined a photo club to keep me immersed with others that shared the same interest, not only for me to help others, as permitted, but for me to learn more about photography and also get ideas for other life’s experiences as the photography brought me there. I was fortunate as a youngster to be given a Brownie Camera and to have enough allowance to afford film to push through that little box. I pulled the shutter on many, many subjects, vacations, holidays and some things many would not think to turn the lens to. One such was photos of the various items I put under my microscope, another gift to