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The Bridge in the Sky Documentary Film

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Title
The Bridge in the Sky Documentary Film
Series Title
Ray Hattrup Film Collection
Date Created
Circa 1973
Description
"The Bridge in the Sky" documentary film in two parts, created by Ray and Marvin Hattrup, documenting the construction of the Foresthill Bridge 1969-1973. Narrated by Ed Brady. The Foresthill Bridge in Placer County is the tallest bridge in California, standing 730 feet above the North Fork of the American River. It is a steel deck truss bridge and at the time of its construction, which began in 1969, it was the second tallest bridge that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation had ever built. Construction was completed in 1972 and the bridge was formally dedicated on September 1, 1973. The bridge was never intended to be California’s tallest bridge. It was originally built at its massive height for a planned reservoir that would have been formed by the Auburn Dam. However, due to seismic, economic, and environmental concerns the dam was never completed, and the bridge remains as a monument to the end of California’s dam building era of the 1970s.
Item or Container Annotation
Label on metal can reads: "M6309\Ray Hattrup\'Bridge in the Sky'\ Orig A Roll + mag Trk Reel I\M6309"
Creators and Contributors
Creator: Hattrup, Raymond
Subject Topic
Bridges
Construction projects
Genre
Documentary films
Place(s)
Sacramento (Calif.)
Placer County (Calif.)
Auburn (Calif.)
Time Period
1969 to 1973
Language
English

Media type
Moving Image
Format
16mm film: Full Coat Magnetic Sound
Extent
4 Reels
Generation
Magnetic track
Base type
Acetate
Stock manufacturer
Kodak
Color or Black and White
Color
Frame rate
24 fps
Track standard
Film
Sound or silent
Sound
Copyright Statement
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by the Placer County Museums Division. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the Copyright Holder. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Country of Creation
United States
Source Institution
Placer County Museums Division
Call Number
2021.5.1
2021.5.2
2021.5.3
2021.5.6
Link to Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/caaupmd_000013
Additional Technical Notes for item
This object includes 4 film elements: 2 magnetic soundtracks (part 1 and part 2) and 2 corresponding moving image reels (part 1 and part 2). This element, caaupmd_000013_reel01, is the magnetic soundtrack part 2 element.