Glen Canyon Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Santa Cruz County, California
Glen Canyon Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Santa Cruz County, California, described in its record as former bridge near Santa Cruz, California, USA. California has 13 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Santa Cruz County.
It crosses Branciforte Creek.
Current sources show this covered bridge no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1892 Howe truss bridge (83 ft) was moved to DeLaveaga Park in 1939 and taken down at some point after its 1984 National Register listing (one source says 1993), so no covered bridge stands at this location today. Glen Canyon Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 36.9998° N, 122.0035° W.
Key facts
| Crosses | Branciforte Creek |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 36.99977, -122.00346 |
Nearby places
- Pueblo de Figueroaghost town · Santa Cruz County · 2.1 mi
- California Powder Works Bridgecovered bridge · Santa Cruz County · 2.4 mi
- Santa Cruz Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Santa Cruz County · 2.7 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouselighthouse · Santa Cruz County · 3.6 mi
- New Brightonghost town · Santa Cruz County · 4 mi
- Rapettighost town · Santa Cruz County · 4.3 mi
- Magnetic Springghost town · Santa Cruz County · 5 mi
- Felton Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Santa Cruz County · 5.1 mi
- Olive Springsghost town · Santa Cruz County · 6.1 mi
- Ecclesghost town · Santa Cruz County · 6.2 mi
- Farleyghost town · Santa Cruz County · 6.4 mi
- Clemsghost town · Santa Cruz County · 6.8 mi
Questions
Where is Glen Canyon Covered Bridge?
Glen Canyon Covered Bridge is in Santa Cruz County, California, at 36.9998, -122.0035.
How many covered bridges are in Santa Cruz County?
Santa Cruz County, California has 3 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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- National Register of Historic Places — National Register of Historic Places record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.