Felton Covered Bridge

Felton Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Santa Cruz County, California, described in its record as historic bridge in California, USA. California has 13 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Santa Cruz County.

It was built in 1892, in the late 19th century, making it the 4th oldest of the 5 in California with a recorded construction date; it crosses San Lorenzo River; it is about 80 feet long (3rd longest of 6 measured in California).

Status check, 2026-11: Often called the tallest covered bridge in the US (about 35 ft high). It was bypassed in 1937 and is now a footbridge, restored in 1987; one Wikipedia list gives 163 ft instead of the commonly cited 80 ft. Felton Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 37.0508° N, 122.0708° W.

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