Big Tujunga Canyon Bridge

1958 concrete arch bridge near big tujunga dam.

Big tujunga canyon bridge. Concrete arch bridge over big tujunga cyn on angeles forest highway location los angeles county california status open to traffic history built 1941 builder christian t. This overlooks the big tujunga dam. The main trailhead is a dirt parking area at 34 o 18 41 n 118 o 8 76 w and elevation 2940ft on the east side of the road 0 4mi south of big tujunga narrows bridge on the angeles forest highway. Don t go during intense mid day heat.

Dogs are also able to use this trail. Crossing the angeles forest highway we then descended down to big tujunga canyon carefully. After crossing the big tujunga narrows bridge originally named the armstrong bridge. Big tujunga dam is a 244ft high concrete arch dam in los angeles county california spanning big tujunga canyon northeast of.

Vista point near the upper end of big tujunga canyon road. Gutleben design open spandrel concrete arch dimensions length of largest span. The vegetation was recently destroyed by fire. The start to upper big tujunga is the same as big tujunga narrows monkey canyon which is a dirt parking lot with a lone tree.

Floods periodically scour the canyon and debris fills the reservoir behind the dam lower down. Spring is the perfect time to find hidden waterfalls in the dry high desert big tujunga canyon region of the san gabriel mountains in angeles national forest. It is most readily recognized by the large tree in the center of the parking area and confirmed by the presence of a trailhead on the other side of the road. Big tujunga dam and reservoir.

Big tujunga bridge and dam february 01 2019 duration. After having left a car by the bridge at colby day use area we drove back to the start. Big tujunga canyon rd tujunga ca from oro vista ave to angeles forest hwy. We took advantage of these great.

If you do watch. Big tujunga to colby canyon is a 15 2 mile out and back trail located near mount wilson california that features a waterfall and is rated as difficult. Cycling route in los angeles ca united states created on 06 23 2007 long ride. Looking southwesterly toward the 1958 arch bridge.

This one is a standard steel girder bridge. Chris shaw 1 007 views.