Soldier's Bridge is a former settlement in Lassen County, California, located southeast of

Susanville Susanville (formerly known as Rooptown) is a town in and the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the southern part of the county, at an elevation of . Its population is 16,728 a ...

. In the summer of 1860, First Lieutenant Hamilton from the San Francisco Presidio and fifty men built a bridge a quarter of a mile below what was then called the Tanner's Lane, hence the name. Soldier's Bridge was on the

Nobles Emigrant Trail The Nobles Emigrant Trail, also known as the Fort Kearney, South Pass and Honey Lake Wagon Road, is a trail in California that was used by emigrant parties from the east as a shortened route to northern California. It was pioneered in 1851 by Willi ...

. John Pine operated a store and post office at Soldier's Bridge from 1864 to 1867. The store and post office closed when Pine declared bankruptcy.

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Former settlements in Lassen County, California Former populated places in California {{LassenCountyCA-geo-stub