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Honey Run Covered Bridge

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Built in 1886 and accepted as completed by the Butte County Board of Supervisors on January 3, 1887, the Honey Run Bridge (originally Carr Hill Bridge) was constructed by the American Bridge and Building Company of San Francisco. George Miller was appointed Superintendent of Construction by Butte
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The bridge was open to vehicular traffic until a truck crashed into the eastern span and damaged it in 1965, thus making the bridge virtually impassable. A new steel bridge was built upstream for vehicular traffic.
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The three-span wooden bridge was originally built uncovered, as evidenced by the timber trusses of the two original, remaining spans covered with sheet metal on three sides. The cover was added in 1901.
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Crossing Butte Creek, the Honey Run Bridge was the only surviving example of a three-span timber Pratt-type covered bridge in the United States. It was listed on the
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Honey Run Bridge, Spanning Butte Creek, bypassed section of Honey Run Road (originally Carr Hill Road), Paradise vicinity, Butte County, CA
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in the United States. It was located on Honey Run Road at Centerville Road, about halfway in between
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in California
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property in Butte County, California on the National Register of Historic Places
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The bridge as seen fourteen months prior to being destroyed by the Camp Fire
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Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in California
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Butte County, California
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in California
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documentation of the bridge could be used in its reconstruction.
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View of the construction site during the rebuild in August 2024
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View of the construction site during the rebuild in July 2024
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American Bridge and Building Company of San Francisco
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Honey Run Covered Bridge is located in California
Honey Run Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Butte County, California
Chico, California
39°43′43″N 121°42′13″W / 39.72861°N 121.70361°W / 39.72861; -121.70361
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covered bridge
Butte Creek
Butte County
California
Chico
Paradise
Camp Fire
National Register of Historic Places
footbridge
Camp Fire
Historic American Engineering Record
The bridge as seen fourteen months prior to being destroyed by the Camp Fire
View of the construction site during the rebuild in July 2024
View of the construction site during the rebuild in August 2024
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in California
National Register of Historic Places listings in Butte County, California
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