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Mosquito Road near the Mosquito Bridge, northeast of Placerville in El Dorado County, is closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic because of large hole in the roadway, the California Highway Patrol’s Placerville Office reports.
Road closed until further notice.
Bridge Facts
Overview
Suspension bridge over South Fork American River on Mosquito Road
Location
Status
Closed to traffic
Future prospects
Slated for repairs, replacement study being done.
History
Built 1939
Design
Towerless wire suspension
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 201.1 ft.
Total length: 245.1 ft.
Deck width: 8.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.77611, -120.74861 (decimal degrees)
38°46'34" N, 120°44'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/695575/4294339 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Inventory numbers
CA 25C-61 (California bridge number)
BH 10869 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2014)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2012)
1,055
