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Downieville, California Downieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States. Downieville is on the North Fork of the Yuba River, at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Downieville's population w ...
, was built in 1910. It brings Upper Main St. over the Downie River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. It is a
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Pratt truss bridge built or fabricated by the
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. George F. Taylor is associated. It may also be known as Downieville Bridge or Downie River Bridge. The bridge was bypassed in 1986. In 2017 it was for use by pedestrians only.


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Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in California Pratt truss bridges in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Sierra County, California Bridges completed in 1910 Downieville, California {{SierraCountyCA-NRHP-stub