Firebaugh's Ferry

[Max Rockatansky]

The last stop of the trip this weekend was the location of one of the first ferry crossings in California at Firebaugh's Ferry which began operation in 1854:

https://flic.kr/s/aHskrp2qWW

The ferry was located about half mile south of the 13th Street bridge along the San Joaquin River in Firebaugh.

[Max Rockatansky]

Finished up the road blog on Firebaugh's Ferry:

http://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2017/11/bay-area-trip-park-9-firebaughs-ferry.html

Interesting connection the ferry had to the Pacheco Pass Toll Road and Butterfield Overland Route.  I'd like to pin down a more accurate date on when the ferry was replaced with an actual bridge.  Kind of surprising how many roads Andrew Firebaugh was associated with that became modern state highways.

[Max Rockatansky]

Stumbled upon the ruins of the 1885 Firebaugh Drawbridge today which used to be on 12th Street and replaced Firebaugh's Ferry:

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmorP1sL

Bridgehunter has the specs on the 1885 Firebaugh Drawbridge:

https://bridgehunter.com/ca/fresno/bh64021/

[Max Rockatansky]

Finished my blog post on Surewhynotnow on the 1885 Firebaugh Drawbridge:

http://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2018/10/1885-firebaugh-drawbridge.html