Albion River Bridge

Albion River Bridge: Public Meeting August 13

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In its attempt to sell the community on the need to replace the historic Albion River Bridge, Caltrans is holding a public meeting.

When: August 13, 6:00 pm.
Where: Whitesboro Grange, 32510 Navarro Ridge Rd., Albion

Read the Draft Environmental Reports

Caltrans has published the draft environmental reports for the proposed bridge replacement. You can read and download them here.

Tip: Caltrans doesn’t make it easy to retrieve these documents. Here is a direct link to the main document. You can also find supplemental documents at the bottom of this page.

Stay tuned…

We’ll be posting additional details about Caltrans’ unnecessary plans to replace this beautiful, iconic — and structurally sound — bridge in the weeks ahead.

For now, here are a two things to keep in mind.

  • The historic Albion River Bridge is structurally sound and needs only ongoing maintenance (details, video, and independent engineer’s report)
  • Granite Construction, the contracting firm Caltrans has hired to manage this project, has a disturbing track record of violations, everything from fraud to environmental violations. This is not a company that can be trusted to properly manage the sensitive environment at the Albion River.

More soon.

On June 9, celebrate the Albion River Bridge’s 75th anniversary

jimheid Albion Bridge Stewards, Albion River Bridge

June marks the 75th anniversary of the opening of the historic Albion River Bridge, the only remaining timber trestle bridge on California’s scenic Highway 1 and most likely the only significant timber trestle highway bridge in use in the United States.

Albion Bridge Stewards invite everyone to celebrate the 75th anniversary of this iconic bridge on Sunday, June 9 from 12:30 pm to 3:30pm at the Albion River Inn.

Come enjoy the beautiful views of the historic timber bridge from the restaurant and grounds of the inn. Featured will be local musicians extraordinaire Karl Schoen, Lynn Kiesewetter, Mark Gauche, Martha Smith and Miguel Elac.

Two short films will also be shown: Bridging the Gap, by Laurie York and Carmen Goodyear; and Albion Flight, by Jim Heid.

There will be a no-host bar.  Please carpool as there is limited parking. For more information visit our Facebook page or send email to Albion Bridge Stewards.