Identifier	sc50887
Title	The Old Bidwell Bar Bridge
Donor/Source of Loan	Nopel, John
Original date	ca.1977
Original item size	128x204 mm.
Original medium	Silver gelatin Copy Print
Original annotation	The historic bridge was opened in 1856 as the first suspension bridge west of the Mississippi River during Gold Rush days - across the Middle Fork of the Feather River at Bidwell's Bar. With the filling of Lake Oroville after the construction of Oroville Dam, the filling of Lake Oroville after the construction of Oroville Dam, the old bridge was disassembled, moved, and put back together at Bidwell Canyon on Lake Oroville. Dedicatory exercise were held in July 1977 to mark its removal to the new location.
Description	Photograph shows suspension bridge, Bidwell Bar, erected and opened for travel in 1856. It was removed from this site in 1965 to be relocated on new site in state park, 4 miles from Oroville. "The historic bridge was opened in 1856 as the first suspension bridge west of the Mississippi River during Gold Rush days - across the Middle Fork of the Feather River at Bidwell's Bar. With the filling of Lake Oroville after the construction of Oroville Dam, the filling of Lake Oroville after the construction of Oroville Dam, the old bridge was disassembled, moved, and put back together at Bidwell Canyon on Lake Oroville. Dedicatory exercise were held in July 1977 to mark its removal to the new location."
Subject-Location	Butte County (Calif.) Feather River (Calif.)
Subject-Topic	Suspension bridges Transportation Bridges
Digital Collection	John Nopel Photograph Collection
Digital Repository	Meriam Library. California State University, Chico.
Location in Collection	Original not owned
Digital file format	tiff/jp2
Digital date	2013
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