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So back in the 1930’s, there was a project to connect the San Gabriel Valley with Wrightwood called East Fork Road, as it followed the east fork of the San Gabriel river. By 1936, the project was far enough along that an arch bridge was erected that spans the river some 150 feet below, however in 1938, there was a flood, and the road washed out, and the project was abandoned, leaving the arch bridge in the middle of the mountains, effective going “nowhere.”

Earlier today Chris and I decided to hike up to it (its a popular local hike and we’ve been talking about it for a few months) knowing that it was around 9-10 miles round-trip, and that sections of the trail are usually washed out, and it usually takes most people 5 hours or longer to complete.

We left the car at 7:36am, made it to the bridge at 9:18am, ate a snack, took a few pictures, and generally enjoyed the peace and quiet (we were the only people there at the time), and the beauty of the morning atmosphere, left the bridge at 9:49am, and made it back to the car at 11:34am.

All in all it was a fun day, and a fun hike (10.4miles round-trip from car to bridge back to car.)

I attempted to take some panorama shots, but didn’t take my time, so they didn’t turn out decent enough for me to bother with, but a few photos of the bridge are up on flickr.