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#2 Walk Across California's
First Suspension Bridge
Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge
South End of Lake Oroville in Bidwell Canyon
Off Kelly Ridge Road
530-538-2219
In 1856, a suspension bridge was swung across the Feather River at Bidwell Bar, site of the countys first gold mining community. Its towers, manufactured in New York and brought around the Horn, the bridge was the first of its type in California and was closed to traffic in 1954.
Prior to the construction of Oroville Dam, the bridge was dismantled and relocated in Bidwell Canyon. The first Saturday of every May, the Bidwell Bar Day celebration is held here featuring demonstrations of pioneer crafts, gold panning, food and entertainment. The Toll House Museum there is open on Saturdays during the summer.
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