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More photos from the historical Arroyo Hondo.

Adjacent to the Arroyo Hondo is a large railroad trestle. Truly a gorgeous bridge.

The original concrete poking its head through.

I noticed these stairs next to the trestle. I would hate to bed the one to go down those.

The highway used to go through here.

Would you want two lanes going 55 mph on this bridge?

Trail leading down from the parking lot.

Photo from the 1920s.


Caltrans says the reason the Arroyo Hondo was bypassed was not for structural reasons. It was just too narrow for the trucks and such that passed over it. If you keep traveling down 101, the next bridge you encounter is the Arroyo Quemado. It was built in 1917 by Mayberry & Parker, a Los Angeles engineering firm that also built the Zaca Creek Bridges.

These signs warn "No Passing on Bridge"

Notice the solid white line down the middle.

What is interesting about all this is that according to California Bridge Log, the Arroyo Hondo is 7.4 meters wide. The Arroyo Quemado is 7.3 meters wide. The Arroyo Hondo was bypassed because it is too narrow. The Arroyo Quemado is narrower, but is still open. True, the Hondo is longer, but I think this is interesting reasoning.

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