36°43′58″N120°20′33″W / 36.73278°N 120.34250°W /36.73278; -120.34250
Whites Bridge White's Bridge, Whitesbridge | |
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Former settlement | |
  Whites Bridge Location in California | |
| Coordinates:36°43′58″N120°20′33″W / 36.73278°N 120.34250°W /36.73278; -120.34250 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Established | 1879 |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
Whites Bridge orWhitesbridge is a former settlement on theFresno Slough nearTranquillity inFresno County, California.
It grew around White's Bridge, a bridge built over the Fresno Slough ten miles aboveFirebaugh by Fresno County pioneer James R. White.[1][2]: 279 The settlement of Whites Bridge became the new head ofsteamboat navigation on the slough at high water.[2]: 279 [3]: 201 Whites Bridge post office opened January 9, 1879.[4] By 1881, the settlement in addition to the post office had a store and hotel, and was the site of sheep shearing. The wool and produce of local farms was shipped down river to Stockton and San Francisco. Large ranch holdings belonging toMiller & Lux lay nearby along the San Joaquin River.[3]: 201 The Whites Bridge post office closed on November 15, 1893, and was moved to Mendota.[4]
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