On May 8, 2002 that the City of Ripon was awarded the State of California’s TRANNY Award – “in recognition of excellence in California Transportation during 2001 for our Ripon River Crossing Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge.”  This is a statewide competition held by the State of California and sponsored by the California Transportation Foundation (non-profit). 

PROJECT FACTS:

• Bridge was originally built in January, 1997 for an agency in Florida
• Bridge was built with a 6” camber, there had been a typographical error in the specifications, the camber was suppose to be 6’ (a new bridge was built for Florida)
• The City of Ripon purchased the original bridge in April 1998 after seeing it advertised in the back of a trade magazine.  The City purchased the bridge at a 30% discount.
• At the time of purchase, this bridge was the second longest pedestrian span in the United States, at 220’
• The bridge was delivered via seven oversize truck loads and was stored at the City’s Corporation Yard until construction began.
• This project has a total bridge length of over 600’ – crossing the Stanislaus River and reaching Stanislaus County on the south span and San Joaquin County on the north span.
• The groundbreaking was on March 2, 2001, and the project was completed on August 24, 2001.

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The trail begins in Ripon at the end of Parallel Avenue. The trail continues to parallel Highway 99, crossing the river, and connecting to Hammett Road on the Stanislaus County side of the river.