Hickman Road over Tuolumne River Bridge Replacement
Location Hickman Road at the Tuolumne River near Waterford, CA City or County Responsible for Project Stanislaus County Category Bridge: Efficient and Sustainable Bridge Maintenance, Construction and Reconstruction Projects Author David Leamon Organization Stanislaus County Address 1716 Morgan Road, Modesto CA 95358 Phone (209) 525-4151 Supporting Documentation https://www.savecaliforniastreets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-06_63e191fe4d8ef_CEAC_AwardSubmission_StanislausCo-Hickman_FinalReducedSize.pdf Project Description The former scour critical and seismically deficient Hickman Road Bridge, originally built in 1964, provided a vital connection between the City of Waterford and the Community of Hickman, but was subject to closure during high flow events in the Tuolumne River due to the ongoing degradation of the river channel and undermining of the pier foundations. Because of its unreliability, Stanislaus County spearheaded this project to replace this regionally important bridge. The replacement bridge has been founded on deep pile foundations to address the degradation of the Tuolumne River channel and improve the reliability of the connection between the two […]