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Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins

Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins from directly overhead

Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 24 miles off.

Four concrete bridge support pillars remaining from the 1919 U.S. Route 101 highway bridge

The record

What the record says

Built
1919
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.20133, -121.14344

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
  • San Lorenzo Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
  • San Antonio Park: 0.6 mi
  • San Lorenzo Recreational Area: 0.6 mi
  • Forden Park: 0.9 mi
  • Salinas Valley Fair Grounds: 0.9 mi
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Picnic Area A: 0.4 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 0.5 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 0.5 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 0.5 mi
  • Arroyo Seco Day Use: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Eagle Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Laguna falls: 20.6 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Devil's falls: 23.1 mi
  • Middle Fork Falls: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Sycamore Flats: 14.7 mi
  • Devil's Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Drinking Fountain (abandoned): 24.5 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Junipero Serra PeakWSW 256°1,784 m15.8 mi
Pinyon PeakW 260°1,602 m13.5 mi
Cone PeakWSW 242°1,572 m22.2 mi
Black ButteWNW 282°1,497 m22.6 mi
Twin PeakWSW 243°1,468 m22.8 mi
Bear MountainWSW 257°1,451 m13.3 mi
Laguna MountainENE 63°1,361 m20.9 mi
Hepsedam PeakENE 66°1,354 m19.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4819:4820:26
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1316:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367696968635550
Precip in2.42.52.00.80.40.00.00.00.10.51.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — King City, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1549758612

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