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Pictured here in 1930 and spanning the American River is the Rainbow Bridge. Built in 1917/18 by the Ross Construction Company, it was considered, at the time, to be the fourth largest concrete span in the world, measuring some 550 feet, shoreline to shoreline. Built for roughly 100,000 dollars, the bridge sat 63 feet above the waterline and included eight electric light standards. It underwent reconstruction in 1969.
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