NORTH FORK
North Fork of the American River
May 14, 1910: "One recommendation of interest is that the old wooden covered bridge crossing the North Fork of the American River on the road between Auburn and Forest Hill, three miles from Auburn, is condemned as dangerous to public safety, having been built in 1867, and the recommendation is made that the Supervisors levy a tax to build a new bridge across the American River at the place of the lower road crossing, near the 'wire bridge' that spans the American between Placer and El Dorado Counties. According to the jury the lower road is the better grade and shorter." (The Sacramento Bee)
September 12, 1952: "The North Fork Hill Road, between Auburn and Forest Hill, was one of these early turnpikes. Leading down into the canyon of the North Fork of the American River, the traveler crossed the streams by means of a crude ferry, later replaced by the North Fork bridge (1853), a famous covered toll bridge of the period. From the river, the North Fork Hill Road climbed another steep and winding trail up the opposite canyon wall." (The Placer Herald)