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Bridge to Nowhere
Location in California
The Bridge to Nowhere is an arch bridge that was built in 1936 north of Azusa, California in the San Gabriel Mountains. It spans the East Fork of the San Gabriel River and was meant to be part of a road connecting the San Gabriel Valley with Wrightwood.
History
The East Fork Road was still under construction when it was washed out during the great flood of March 1–2, 1938.
The East Fork Road project was abandoned as a result of the floods, leaving the bridge forever stranded in the middle of what is now the Sheep Mountain Wilderness.
Parts of the old asphalt roadway can still be found along the East Fork Trail which leads to the bridge, and there are still a number of concrete slabs which formed the foundations of destroyed bridges to the west of the Bridge to Nowhere. Indeed, the sign along the trail 30 feet east of the John Seals Bridge which announces the start of the Sheep Mountain Wilderness is resting on the old roadbed.
East Fork Trail
Currently there is a major rock fall at approximately 1.56 miles in along the trail at North 34 degrees 15.440, West 117 degrees 45.053, at 2271 feet altitude which poses a significant safety hazard to climb over. Additionally there is a cornice overhang remaining that is poised to come down and there is more friable San Gabriel granite to the right of the calving which is poised to come down. The United States Forest Service is looking at the problem with the San Gabriel Mountains Trailbuilders to determine what can be done about the hazard. As it is, safe passage through 50 meters of trail covered by the rock fall requires the crossing of the river two additional times.
The bridge is only accessible via a 10-mile round-trip hike or on horseback. Despite its popularity, the frequency with which the trails get washed out means that they are rough in places. The trail following the riverbed crosses the East Fork six times between the bridge and the trailhead.
Generally, one follows the river up its course, with several stream crossings before the ascent to the level of the bridge.
The maintenance of the East Fork Trail which leads to the Bridge To Nowhere is the responsibility of the San Gabriel Mountains Trailbuilders volunteer organization which works under the supervision of the United States Forest Service. Typically trail repairs and maintenance are performed by the Trailbuilders during the Winter months when snow within the Crystal Lake Recreation Area makes trail working at higher elevations in the San Gabriel Mountains difficult and at times hazardous.
In addition to steps being carved out of rock faces to improve hiking safety, trail definition being improved through removing growth and rocks along the trail, and other typical trail work, the Trailbuilders also built the John Seals Bridge across Laurel Gulch, utilizing helicopters, horses, mules, and many human volunteers to establish concrete footings and assemble a solid wooden crossing to ensure safe passage across the Gulch.
Obstructions along the trail which leads to the Bridge To Nowhere and other significant trail problems can be reported to the Trailbuilders.
Bungee jumping
The bridge is a private inholding within the Angeles National Forest. Bungee jumping is provided by a private company.[6] Jumpers typically meet at the main parking area for Heaton Flats Campground early in the morning, collecting at the Forest Service gate and then walking to the East Fork Trail trailhead where jumpers begin the hike generally as a group. After individuals jump from the bridge, people hike back either alone or in pairs or in groups, some times doing so after dark.
Safety issues
There have been a large number of fatalities along the East Fork of the San Gabriel River due in part to the swift water of the San Gabriel River which can rise significantly and without warning when heavy rainfall to the Northeast of the region introduces flash flood waters to the river. Crossing the river to and from the Bridge to Nowhere can be dangerous and even individuals crossing in groups have experienced fatalities.
Bungee America: Bridge to Nowhere (Azusa, CA)
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Bridge to Nowhere Hike (San Gabriel Mountains)
For outdoor-loving Angelinos, Bridge to Nowhere is the affectionate name of a local treasure, an abandoned bridge on a washed-away road in the San Gabriel Mountains that spans across the East Fork of the San Gabriel River.
You’ll find excessive fun on this 10-mile round trip hike with 900 feet of elevation change. The trail uses several river fords to reach the Bridge to Nowhere, adding opportunities to stop and swim. Dedicate at least six hours to completing this outing.
An easy-to-acquire wilderness permit is required to hike to the Bridge to Nowhere, as well as a national forest day use pass (details below).
History of Bridge to Nowhere
LA’s Bridge to Nowhere was constructed in 1936 over a gap carved by the East Fork of the San Gabriel River. The bridge was built to serve as a link in a roadway between the San Gabriel Valley to the south and Wrightwood to the north. However, in the spring of 1938, a massive flood changed the landscape of the canyon and washed out the road leading to the bridge. The road was never restored and construction was abandoned due to a lack of financial investment.
The bridge remains, isolated deep in the San Gabriel Mountains. The Bridge to Nowhere has become an excellent destination for hikers and bungee-jumpers who plunge from the side of the dramatic arch-shaped bridge.
Hike to Bridge to Nowhere
The trail to the Bridge to Nowhere is mostly gradual with some rugged terrain and rock scrambling. Wading through thigh to waist high water is unavoidable (at least in wet months) so pack appropriate footwear. Hiking boots, water shoes, and a towel is the best combination. The hike up the canyon has a minimum of four river crossings. Trekking in wet shoes is not idea, and while it is tedious to change your footwear throughout the hike, your feet may thank you.
Don’t be surprised if the trailhead is crowded. This is a popular hike, and people also park here to picnic and swim in the nearby river. Arrive early, and prepare to leave your vehicle along the road leading to the trailhead if the lot is full.
East Fork Trail
Currently[2019] there is a major rock fall approximately 1.56 miles inward along the trail at 34.25733°N 117.75089°W at 2271 feet altitude which poses a significant safety hazard to climb over. Additionally there is a cornice overhang remaining that is poised to come down and there is more friable San Gabriel granite to the right of the calving which is poised to come down. The United States Forest Service is looking at the problem with the San Gabriel Mountains Trailbuilders to determine what can be done about the hazard. As it is, safe passage through 50 meters of trail covered by the rock fall requires crossing the river two additional times.[3]
The bridge is only accessible via a 10-mile round-trip hike. Despite its popularity, the frequency with which the trails get washed out means rough trail in places. The trail following the riverbed crosses the East Fork six times between the bridge and the trailhead.[1] Generally, one follows the river up its course, with several stream crossings before the ascent to the level of the bridge.
The maintenance of the East Fork Trail which leads to the Bridge To Nowhere is the responsibility of the San Gabriel Mountains Trailbuilders[4] volunteer organization which works under the supervision of the United States Forest Service. Typically trail repairs and maintenance are performed by the Trailbuilders during the winter months when snow within the Crystal Lake Recreation Area makes trail working at higher elevations in the San Gabriel Mountains difficult and at times hazardous.
In addition to steps being carved out of rock faces to improve hiking safety, trail definition being improved through removing growth and rocks along the trail, and other typical trail work, the Trailbuilders also built the John Seals Bridge[5] across Laurel Gulch, utilizing helicopters, horses, mules, and many human volunteers to establish concrete footings and assemble a solid wooden crossing to ensure safe passage across the gulch.
Bungee jumping
The bridge is a private inholding within the Angeles National Forest. Bungee jumping is provided by a private company.[6] Jumpers typically meet at the main parking area for Heaton Flats Campground early in the morning, collecting at the Forest Service gate and then walking to the East Fork Trail trailhead where jumpers begin the hike generally as a group. After individuals jump from the bridge, people hike back either alone or in pairs or in groups, some times doing so after dark.
Bridge to Nowhere Drive in San Gabriel Mountains
Driving from the base of the San Gabriel Mountains to the main parking area for Heaton Flats Campground (trail head to the bridge to nowhere) early Saturday in the morning.
Exit the 210 freeway and head north up the 39, right on E fork road and run into Shoemaker Canyon road til you hit the parking lot.
The San Gabriel Mountains are a mountain range located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States.[1] The mountain range is part of the Transverse Ranges and lies between the Los Angeles Basin and the Mojave Desert, with Interstate 5 to the west and Interstate 15 to the east. This range lies in, and is surrounded by, the Angeles National Forest, with the San Andreas Fault as the northern border of the range.
The highest peak in the range is Mount San Antonio, commonly referred to as Mt. Baldy. Mount Wilson is another famous peak, famed for the Mount Wilson Observatory and the antenna farm that houses many of the transmitters for local media. The observatory may be visited by the public. On October 10, 2014, President Obama designated the area the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.[2] To date, The Trust for Public Land has protected more than 3,800 acres of land in the San Gabriel Mountains, its foothills and the Angeles National Forest.[3]
Driving from the base of the San Gabriel Mountains to the main parking area for Heaton Flats Campground early Saturday in the morning.
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Cold War Highway to NoWhere ! (Shoemaker Canyon Road 2019 HD Part 2) San Gabriel Mountains
Beautiful and Cool hike to Historic Shoemaker Canyon Road aka the Cold War highway to NoWhere ! We started out on the trail to Bridge to NoWhere to find a Waterfall I came across several years ago off into one of the many stream valleys. However when we got the first crossing of the San Gabriel River (East Fork) to continue the trail, the water was too high and too fast and we were not prepared. We would have had to get totally wet, at least up to our waste if not higher and possibly carried down the river for bit if slipped. So we went to plan B, nearby Shoemaker Canyon Road.
Cold War era leaders determined Los Angeles residents needed an escape route through the San Gabriel Mountains in case of a nuclear attack. Construction work began on Shoemaker Canyon Road. The 25-mile escape route would have connected the San Gabriel East Fork Road with Largo Vista in the Mojave Desert.
Work started in 1956, but only four miles was finished. Construction officially stopped in 1969.
It has a name–Shoemaker Canyon Road.
It has stretch and direction–more than four miles hacked north across Angeles National Forest mountains within high sight of the San Gabriel and Morris reservoirs.
It has drains and tunnels and markers and after two decades of existence finally has earned a place on page H, square C4 of the 1980 edition of the Thomas Bros. map book.
Yet Shoemaker is a road to nowhere except, maybe, to memories of nuclear paranoia in America. For when first under construction in 1956, this highway pointed to Largo Vista and the Mojave Desert and was blueprinted in part as a Civil Defense escape from fallout; one route among a spiderwork of exits in all directions should Los Angeles be threatened, even executed by an atomic attack.
And evacuation seemed a good possibility in that era of fear which remained just small bursts of imagination short of individual panic.
The cold war was hot. Southern California could claim more home and public fallout shelters than SAC had bombs. …
But command posts now are flood and earthquake relief facilities. Fallout shelters are wine cellars. Civil Defense Day (once coincidental, but by no coincidence, to Pearl Harbor Day in California) is no longer marked on calendars.
And Shoemaker Canyon Road has met the same dead end. ...
Inmates from Sheriff's Department detention camps accomplished much of the construction. But in 1969, Los Angeles County budget cuts halted work on Shoemaker Canyon Road. In 1984, the area was granted wilderness status.
The San Gabriel Mountains are a mountain range located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States. The mountain range is part of the Transverse Ranges and lies between the Los Angeles Basin and the Mojave Desert, with Interstate 5 to the west and Interstate 15 to the east. This range lies in, and is surrounded by, the Angeles National Forest, with the San Andreas Fault as the northern border of the range.
The highest peak in the range is Mount San Antonio, commonly referred to as Mt. Baldy. Mount Wilson is another famous peak, famed for the Mount Wilson Observatory and the antenna farm that houses many of the transmitters for local media. The observatory may be visited by the public. On October 10, 2014, President Obama designated the area the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.To date, The Trust for Public Land has protected more than 3,800 acres of land in the San Gabriel Mountains, its foothills and the Angeles National Forest
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Bungee Jumping at the Bridge to Nowhere | Thrill Seekers
Welcome to our brand new People are Awesome series - THRILL SEEKERS! We were inspired by you guys to try some high adrenaline activities and make a vlog about it! This week we hiked out to the Bridge to Nowhere to try bungee jumping for the first time! The Bridge To Nowhere is located in the San Gabriel Mountains in the Los Angeles County. Let us know what you think of the show and which activity we should try next!
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Secret Waterfalls of Southern California!
This video is made up of clips from a few different waterfalls, swimming holes, and cliff jumping spots in Southern California. If you look in the right places, and hike beyond the trails or where most people go you can find hidden secret waterfalls and hidden swimming holes with no one around. Many of these spots are off trail and quite the adventure to get to.
Cold War Highway to NoWhere ! (Shoemaker Canyon Road 2019 HD) San Gabriel Mountains
Beautiful and Cool hike to Historic Shoemaker Canyon Road aka the Cold War highway to NoWhere ! We started out on the trail to Bridge to NoWhere to find a Waterfall I came across several years ago off into one of the many stream valleys. However when we got the first crossing of the San Gabriel River (East Fork) to continue the trail, the water was too high and too fast and we were not prepared. We would have had to get totally wet, at least up to our waste if not higher and possibly carried down the river for bit if slipped. So we went to plan B, nearby Shoemaker Canyon Road.
Cold War era leaders determined Los Angeles residents needed an escape route through the San Gabriel Mountains in case of a nuclear attack. Construction work began on Shoemaker Canyon Road. The 25-mile escape route would have connected the San Gabriel East Fork Road with Largo Vista in the Mojave Desert.
Work started in 1956, but only four miles was finished. Construction officially stopped in 1969.
It has a name–Shoemaker Canyon Road.
It has stretch and direction–more than four miles hacked north across Angeles National Forest mountains within high sight of the San Gabriel and Morris reservoirs.
It has drains and tunnels and markers and after two decades of existence finally has earned a place on page H, square C4 of the 1980 edition of the Thomas Bros. map book.
Yet Shoemaker is a road to nowhere except, maybe, to memories of nuclear paranoia in America. For when first under construction in 1956, this highway pointed to Largo Vista and the Mojave Desert and was blueprinted in part as a Civil Defense escape from fallout; one route among a spiderwork of exits in all directions should Los Angeles be threatened, even executed by an atomic attack.
And evacuation seemed a good possibility in that era of fear which remained just small bursts of imagination short of individual panic.
The cold war was hot. Southern California could claim more home and public fallout shelters than SAC had bombs. …
But command posts now are flood and earthquake relief facilities. Fallout shelters are wine cellars. Civil Defense Day (once coincidental, but by no coincidence, to Pearl Harbor Day in California) is no longer marked on calendars.
And Shoemaker Canyon Road has met the same dead end. ...
Inmates from Sheriff's Department detention camps accomplished much of the construction. But in 1969, Los Angeles County budget cuts halted work on Shoemaker Canyon Road. In 1984, the area was granted wilderness status.
The San Gabriel Mountains are a mountain range located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States. The mountain range is part of the Transverse Ranges and lies between the Los Angeles Basin and the Mojave Desert, with Interstate 5 to the west and Interstate 15 to the east. This range lies in, and is surrounded by, the Angeles National Forest, with the San Andreas Fault as the northern border of the range.
The highest peak in the range is Mount San Antonio, commonly referred to as Mt. Baldy. Mount Wilson is another famous peak, famed for the Mount Wilson Observatory and the antenna farm that houses many of the transmitters for local media. The observatory may be visited by the public. On October 10, 2014, President Obama designated the area the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.To date, The Trust for Public Land has protected more than 3,800 acres of land in the San Gabriel Mountains, its foothills and the Angeles National Forest
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Bungee jumper on the Bridge to Nowhere
An unidentified bungee jumper leaps from a platform attached to the Bridge to Nowhere in the San Gabriel Mountains near Azusa, California, on Saturday, July 3, 2010.
The company overseeing the jump, Bungee America, is the oldest bungee jumping company in the United States. It is also the only government certified bungee jumping company in California.
Learn more about Bungee America at
Route 39 Azusa CA San Gabriel Canyon Road going up to Crystal Lake
May 30, 2015 - This was footage going up Route 39 (San Gabriel Canyon Road) in Azusa, CA going up to Crystal Lake. This was part of the Streetmasters on-the-road training with Walt Fulton and Nancy Foote that I did that day with a bunch of folks from the Irvine Beginner Motorcycle Riders Meetup. This was just the beginning of a very long, exhausting, exhilarating, and fantastic day. Besides Route 39, we also rode East Fork and Glendora Mountain Road (GMR). So many twisties to practice and learn on.
Filmed on a GoPro Hero 4 Silver and Sony AS100V. Post processed using Cyberlink PowerDirector 13.
Falling Springs, California
Falling Springs, California
Falling Springs is a ghost town in Los Angeles County, California Falling Springs was located in the San Gabriel Mountains along Soldier Creek, 12 miles 19km north-northeast of Azusa All that remains of the community is some abandoned vacation cabins, many of which have burned down The cabins had most recently been occupied by a religious group Before a forest fire burned through the area several years ago, the cabins had been heavily vandalized Because of abundant water from springs and the creek, the cabin area is now heavily overgrown including abundant poison oak, blocked by numerous burned, fallen trees, and virtually impassable As of January 17, 2016, Hwy 39 is closed several miles before reaching Falling Springs 1
References
^ a b US Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falling Springs, California
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Eldoradoville, California
Eldoradoville, California
Eldoradoville was a gold mining town, in Los Angeles County, located in the San Gabriel Mountains Established in 1859, Eldoradoville at its height of population had three stores and six saloons It was washed away on January 18, 1862, in the Great Flood of 18621 2
The site of Eldoradoville is on the East Fork of the San Gabriel River, on the north side of East Fork Road, where the Eldoradoville Campground is located at an elevation of 1866 ft
References
^ The Great Floods of the San Gabriel Mountains by Cecile Page Vargo, Explore Historic California, February 2005
^ Federal Writers Project, David Kipen, Los Angeles in The 1930s: The WPA Guide to the City of Angels, University of California Press, 2011, p 303
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MICHAEL WARREN, California’s First Gold Rush from wwwgoldgoldcom
East Fork always wins in battle with man, San Bernardino Sun, 01/05/2009
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Kinzua Bridge And Skywalk
Kinzua Bridge State Park is a 339-acre state park near Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania. United States.
The bridge was originally built with iron in 1882 and built in 94 days. Trains had a speed limit of 5 miles per hour.
Later, the iron was replaced with steel so that it could support larger and heavier trains.
The Kinzua Bridge, or Kinzue Viaduct, was considered by many to be the Eighth Wonder of the World, holding the record as the tallest railroad bridge at over 300 feet tall.
Most of the bridge was destroyed by a tornado in 2003.
The Kinzua Bridge and Skywalk is a must see if you are anywhere near the area. Join us for a glimpse into this beautiful place.
Kinzua Bridge State Park
296 Viaduct Road
Mt Jewett, PA 16740
GPS coordinates:
41.759709, -78.587021
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San Gabriel Canyon Road, Azusa California
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ABANDONED gigantic GHOST TOWN in the California Desert (bloody hospital found)
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