Near Hilmar in Merced County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Merced River Bridge

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. Merced River Bridge Marker

Inscription. Historic Bridge
Merced River Bridge
1910

Erected by California Department of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 37° 21.009′ N, 120° 57.695′ W. Marker is near Hilmar, California, in Merced County. It is at the intersection of River Road and Kelley Road, on the right when traveling north on River Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hilmar CA 95324, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the San Joaquin Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Louisa Jane Cox (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hills Ferry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Corporal Ronil “Ron” Singh

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(approx. 3.8 miles away); Simon Newman Building (approx. 4.1 miles away); Corporal Tony "T.J." Gonzales (approx. 4.1 miles away); Corporal Ronil Singh (approx. 4.1 miles away); Giovannoni Building (approx. 4.1 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 4.1 miles away).

Also see . . . CalTrans Transportation Library.

"Originally determined eligible by the Keeper of the National Register in the Caltrans 1985 Historic Metal Truss Bridges in California Thematic Resources study; its continued eligibility was confirmed in the 2004 Caltrans Historic Bridge Inventory update: Metal Truss Bridges. The bridge is individually eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C for its Pratt truss construction, as an early example of work by master bridge builder Judson Manufacturing Company, and as the only remaining metal truss bridge in Merced County. The period of significance is 1912. Shaffer Bridge was closed to vehicular traffic when the replacement bridge (39C0346) was completed in 2003. The bridge was opened to pedestrian traffic the same year."

(Submitted on January 12, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, January 6, 2023

2. Merced River Bridge Marker

Merced River Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, January 6, 2023

3. Merced River Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 1,133 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 12, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.