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O'Bryne's Ferry Covered Bridge

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O'Bryne's Ferry Covered Bridge was a structure located at the Stanislaus River along the Tuolumne County and Calaveras County line.  O'Bryne's Ferry Covered Bridge was constructed during 1862 as a replacement for an earlier suspension bridge.  O'Bryne's Ferry Covered Bridge was removed during 1955 as part of the Tri-Dam project which formed Lake Tulloch.  O'Bryne's Ferry Covered Bridge can be seen as the blog cover photo as featured in the September 1950 California Highways & Public Works. 



The history of O'Bryne's Covered Bridge

The history of O'Bryne's Covered Bridge was featured in the September 1950 California Highways & Public Works.  O'Byrne's Ferry was cable ferry crossing of the Stanislaus River which was constructed during the early California Gold Rush by Patrick O'Bryne.  The first O'Byrne's Ferry Bridge opened in 1852 as a suspension span.  The original O'Byrne's Ferry Bridge was overloaded by oxen during November 1853 but was soon rebuilt.  The original O'Byrne's Ferry Bridge was destroyed in an 1862 flood which led to it being replaced by a covered bridge.



O'Bryne's Ferry Covered Bridge can be seen in a photo featured in the September 1950 California Highways & Public Works.  


O'Bryne's Ferry Covered Bridge can be seen on the 1916 United States Geological Survey map of Copperopolis.


The site of O'Bryne's Ferry Covered Bridge can be seen at the Stanislaus River and Calaveras County line along O'Bryne's Ferry Road on the 1935 Division of Highways Map of Tuolumne County.  


The O'Byrne Ferry Covered Bridge was removed during 1955 as part of the Tri-Dam Project which eventually formed Lake Tulloch.  O'Byrne's Ferry Road was subsequently realigned via a bridge which crossed the Tuolumne/Calaveras County line at the site of Lake Tulloch.  The relocated O'Byrne's Ferry Road can be seen on the 1962 United States Geological Survey map of Copperopolis.


O'Byrne's Ferry Road was assigned as part of County Route E15 by 1974.  The current O'Byrne's Ferry historical plaque was placed by the Calaveras County Historical Society during 1993 along County Route E15.  


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