The Stevenson Bridge in Winters, California, is a rare tie-arch bridge built in 1923 that is covered in graffiti and has sometimes been slated for demolition.
Sources
- Offbeat Travel: Rebels With a Cause | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/stevenson-bridge (atlasobscura.com)
- https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=california%2Fstevensonbridgeroad%2F (historicbridges.org)
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/graffiti-bridge-rural-bay-area-120000127.html (yahoo.com)
- https://structurae.net/en/structures/stevenson-bridge (structurae.net)
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