Natural History Wanderings

SF Gate reported

It’s the last of its kind in California. Will it last much longer?

This bridge is no ordinary crossing. Built in 1944, it is the last timber truss superstructure owned by the state of California still carrying highway traffic — a historic landmark that locals consider part of their identity.

But the state says its days are numbered. Caltrans asserts the bridge is in disrepair and potentially dangerous, and after 10 years of public process, it has officially unveiled designs for a modern replacement: seismically sound, easier to maintain, built to standard specifications but utterly lacking in any design poetry or marvel.

 

Read story at : Gorgeous coastal bridge on Calif.’s Highway 1 gets a death sentence