Amador County – An 80-foot bridge drew dozens of onlookers Thursday morning in Sutter Creek. A crew of workers from the Amador Water Agency and the Mountain Cascade Incorporated used a large crane to lift the steel, one-piece bridge from the bank of Sutter Creek, and slowly swing it into place. The bridge was to be fastened to pilings mounted in concrete at either side of the creek, and the full installation was expected to be finished by the afternoon. The AWA said the bridge will open to foot traffic “later this year.” The bridge arrived by truck from southeast Los Angeles County sometime Wednesday and spent Wednesday night parked on Old Highway 49 on the south end of town, next to the Sutter Creek welcome sign. The 8-foot wide, 80-foot long steel bridge was manufactured in one piece, and its unpainted surfaces showed the orange of oxidation, except for its silver galvanized steel footings. It drew professional and amateur photographers to chronicle the installation from different angles. The bridge was placed between Sutter Creek’s riparian civic lots, on Eureka Street, behind City Hall, and on Eureka Street, across from Gallery 10 and Susan’s Place Wine Bar & Eatery. The walking bridge will later be part of the Plymouth potable water pipeline, which will link the town with the AWA’s Tanner Water Treatment Plant on Ridge Road. The 8-and-a-half mile pipeline will use existing and new piping to connect the town to Amador Water Agency services, and will help lift a 3-decade building moratorium in Plymouth. Mountain Cascade is also contracted to build the $5.6 million dollar pipeline, and reportedly is a month ahead of schedule on the project. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.