The Tehama Railroad Bridge

The Tehama Railroad Bridge (HM1OBH)

Location: Tehama, CA 96090 Tehama County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 1.674', W 122° 7.254'

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This turnstyle bridge served the California & Oregon Railroad Co. It was surveyed in September 1870 and was completed in August 1871. The bridge was first crossed by the steam locomotive "Falcon" and by the "Clipper" the following day with one passenger and a baggage car.
This bridge was originally board planked to also allow use by teamster wagons. The coming of the railroad and the building of this bridge caused a sharp decline in the riverboat trade on the Sacramento (River) resulting in hostilities between the railroad and riverboat companies.
The hostilities further heated when in 1892 the "Jacinto" found the new rails spiked to prevent the bridge from opening to allow passage. A representative of the steamboat company quickly resolved the problem when he informed the railroad to make the bridge operable so that dynamite wouldn't have to be used to do so. In less than 3 hours the "Jacinto" triumphantly steamed through.
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HM NumberHM1OBH
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed2003
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Lassen-Loomis Outpost #1914 & Trinitarianus Chapter #62
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 575009 N 4431223
Decimal Degrees40.02790000, -122.12090000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 1.674', W 122° 7.254'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 1' 40.44" N, 122° 7' 15.24" W
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Area Code(s)530
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 Cavalier Dr, Tehama CA 96090, US
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