{"nrhp_refnum":"88000920","name":"Honey Run Covered Bridge","other_names":["Carr Hill Bridge"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Honey Run Humbug Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chico","county":"Butte County","state":"CA","lat":39.72874881100006,"lon":-121.70347758699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-06-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-span wooden covered bridge with Pratt-type trusses over Butte Creek on Honey Run Humbug Road near Chico, Butte County, California. It was built between 1894 and 1896 and is 238 feet long.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the bridge is the only one in the United States with three unequal spans, and it is one of eleven covered bridges still standing in California. It also recalls early mining and settlement in the canyon, and until 1951 it carried the only road from Chico to Paradise.","narrative":"Near Chico in Butte County, this 238-foot wooden covered bridge crosses Butte Creek on Honey Run Humbug Road. Built between 1894 and 1896 by S.A. Martindale after an earlier bridge washed out, it uses Pratt-type trusses and rests on twin concrete-filled metal piers. Its three spans, measuring 30, 128 and 80 feet, are unequal, and the center section has a higher roof than the sides. The nomination describes it as the only bridge in the United States with this arrangement and one of eleven covered bridges still standing in California. The crossing connected Chico with the mining and lumbering communities of Paradise and Magalia, and it carried constant traffic until the Skyway opened in 1951. A truck destroyed the eastern span in 1965. A local association restored that section in 1972 according to the original plans, and the housing and roof were later replaced. Today the bridge is used by pedestrians beside a public picnic ground.","period_of_significance":"1896-1938","architect_builder":"S.A. Martindale, builder","architectural_style":"Pratt type truss covered bridge","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Open for pedestrian use since its 1972 repair, with a public picnic area beside it; the housing and roof were replaced in 1984-1986.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.094362-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/88000920.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000920/d4d3b52cd0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000920/d4d3b52cd0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jet Lowe","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Honey_Run_Covered_Bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jet Lowe</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Honey_Run_Covered_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858433","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Run_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5893613"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/butte-county/honey-run-covered-bridge-88000920/"}