DEERING BROS. bridge opening in CA in 1861
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Transcribed by Dee Sardoch
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Stockton Daily Argus
Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
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>>Tuesday, 26 Feb 1861<<
NEW BRIDGE OVER the TUOLUMNE -- Messrs. DEERING Bros. have erected a new bridge over the Tuolumne river, at Steven’s Bar, at a cost of $15,000. Its entire length is 225 feet, with a main span of 104 feet, at a hight of 27 feet from the water.