No Hands Bridge

No Hands Bridge is just downriver from the Confluence of the North Fork and the Middle Fork of the American River. (Not to be confused with the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the American River in previous posts.) The story goes that, after the Mountain Quarries Railroad abandoned the bridge and before guardrails were installed, there was a horse rider who would cross the bridge without holding the reins.

The drop to the river is 150 feet.

Here's a pencil drawing I did of the bridge:

Here's a photo of it: