The St. Francis Dam failure in 1928 was devastating. The loss of life and property extended for miles. The remains of the dam still exist but there are some other ruins from this terrible event that can be found as well.
The Santa Clara River bridge was part of the original ridge route which extended from Los Angeles to Bakersfield. It crossed the Santa Clara river at what was then Castaic Junction. The bridge there was washed out when the flood waters from the dam failure came through but the concrete supports and some evidence of the old ridge route still survive.
I decided to venture out and find this historic site. It's amazing that after all these years this site still exists.
Below is a postcard depicting the bridge while still in tact.
The same area today.
This is the asphalt from the original ridge route where it would have met the bridge
Bridge supports
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