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The Madera Sugar Pine Company was a United States lumber company that operated in the Sierra Nevada region of California during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The company distinguished itself through the use of innovative technologies, including the southern Sierra's first log flume and logging railroad, along with the early adoption of the Steam Donkey engine.
The Sugar Pine Lumber Company became one of the most notable boom-and-bust stories of the 1920s logging industry. After an $8 million investment in 1923, it set records for California's annual lumber cut but quickly exhausted its timber holdings. [1] [3]: 56 By 1933, the company was bankrupt, overwhelmed by debt and high operating costs ...
USA Lumber (USAL) Company built a sawmill at the mouth of Usal Creek in 1889 with a 1,600-foot (490 m) wharf for loading lumber onto coastal schooners, and a 3 miles (5 km) railroad up Usal Creek to bring logs to the mill. Robert Dollar purchased Usal Redwood Company in 1894.
[citation needed] PSL can be made from any wood species, but Douglas fir, southern pine, western hemlock, and yellow poplar are commonly chosen [9] because of their superior strength. The product is manufactured as a 12-by-12-inch (300 mm × 300 mm) or 12-by-18-inch (300 mm × 460 mm) billet in a rectangular cross-section, which is then ...
The bridge was built under budget for $199,861 (equivalent to $3.64 million in 2023 dollars [5]) and, at 360 feet (110 m), [1] was the longest concrete arch span in the California State Highway System. When it was completed, it was the highest single-span arch bridge in the world, [6]: 45 and it remains one of the tallest. [7]
A report by the U.S. Department of the Interior states that the Bridgeport Covered Bridge (HAER No. CA-41) has clear spans of 210 feet (64 m) on one side and 208 feet (63 m) on the other, while Old Blenheim Bridge (HAER No. NY-331) had a documented clear span of 210 feet (64 m) in the middle (1936 HABS drawings).
The Albion River Bridge is a wooden deck truss bridge crossing the Albion River in Mendocino County, California. It is the only remaining wooden bridge on California State Route 1; [1] [2] dramatic views of the bridge are visible from the nearby town of Albion, California. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in July 2017.
The mill was connected to a 54-mile log flume, which transported lumber from the mill to the town of Sanger. Sequoia Lake, a man-made reservoir, served as the source of water for the flume. In the late 1800s, Millwood was a thriving lumber city with a workforce of over 2,000 people during the April to November lumber season.