Edwards Crossing Bridge Replacement

Edwards Crossing Bridge Replacement

The existing bridge that crosses the South Yuba River has been determined to be structurally deficient and is insufficient for emergency vehicle access. Therefore, a new bridge must be constructed. Two proposed bridge alternatives have been created and will be evaluated, which will provide access to emergency vehicles and serve as an evacuation route during emergencies such as fires. One of the alternatives would construct a new, 193 foot bridge 60 feet upstream from the existing bridge and would not change the current route to and from the bridge. Another alternative would build a new, 500 foot bridge 1,000 feet upstream at a higher elevation and eliminate the hairpin turn on the south side of the river. Further detail regarding each alternative is below. Ultimately, the project will construct a new 2-lane bridge at one of two upstream locations. The existing bridge will remain in place for pedestrian use and historic preservation . Staging areas and parking impacts will be addressed during the project along with environmental factors affected by this project.

Nevada City

Nevada

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Highway Patrol (CHP)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Highway Patrol (CHP)

Transportation (Bridge)

Transportation

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire