Bridge to Nowhere
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Coordinates: 34.23696, -117.76546
Start time: 8am
Miles: 10
Level: Moderate
Adventure Pass is required for parking.
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.
This trail has a LOT of river crossings. Wear boots you don't mind getting soaked
Bridge to Nowhere