Title: The Tallest Bridges in California | USA Today
Headings: The Tallest Bridges in California
The Tallest Bridges in California
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Auburn-Foresthill Bridge
Nello Irwin Greer Memorial Bridge
Cold Spring Canyon Bridge
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Bixby Bridge
Attractive Bridges in California
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Sundial Bridge, Redding
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur
Coronado Bridge, San Diego

Content: Nello Irwin Greer Memorial Bridge
Far, far down the road from Auburn sits San Diego County, one of the southernmost counties in California, and home to the state's second- tallest bridge. The Nello Irwin Greer Memorial Bridge stands at 440 feet high, and it's the tallest concrete beam bridge in the United States. It includes a four-lane road deck, with a gap in the middle to allow for two more lanes if traffic ever demands it. The bridge was originally constructed in 1970, at which point it was called the Pine Valley Creek Bridge. It was eventually renamed in memory of Nello Irwin Greer, who helped design the highway through the Pine Valley area. Cold Spring Canyon Bridge
Between Auburn in the far north and Placer County in the south sits California's Central Coast, which stretches along the Pacific Coast Highway from Monterey County through Santa Barbara County. This area of California holds a couple of the state's tallest bridges, including the Cold Spring Canyon Bridge in Santa Barbara. The structure stands at a height of 400 feet, crossing a forested ravine with a two-lane roadway. The bridge has sparked discussion surrounding mental health since its 1963 construction, because as many as five people a year have gone to the bridge to commit suicide. In response to the deaths, a barrier was installed along the sides of the bridge in 2012.