Palo Cedro, California

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Interstate 5 15 songs California State Route 99 3 songs Trinity River 11 songs

History of Palo Cedro

The Bridge That Tells Time RoadyGoat

Redding has a bridge that doubles as a clock. The Sundial Bridge, opened on the Fourth of July in 2004, was Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's first free-standing bridge in the United States — a glass-decked, cable-stayed footbridge whose two-hundred-seventeen-foot white mast leans north and casts a shadow that tells the time across a giant dial. It crosses the Sacramento River without a single pier in the water, a deliberate choice to protect the salmon spawning beneath. From here the Sacramento River Trail runs miles upstream toward Shasta Dam, and on a clear day snow-capped Mount Shasta floats on the northern horizon. As the northernmost real city on Interstate 5 before the Cascades close in, Redding is the gateway to Shasta country — a hot, sunny valley town with a world-class piece of architecture sitting right in the middle of it.

7.9 mi away

Anderson, CA RoadyGoat

Anderson, California, a place where the Sacramento River Valley heat shimmers off the asphalt, holds a history deeper than its 443-foot elevation suggests. Though perhaps not teeming with names splashed across headlines, the town has certainly brushed against fame.

8.8 mi away

Anderson, CA RoadyGoat

Anderson, California, owes its existence to the iron horse. Before the Central Pacific Railroad snaked its way through the valley in 1872, there was little here but open land along the Sacramento River. But with the railroad came opportunity. The town was named for Elias Anderson, a railroad official, and quickly became a hub for shipping and agriculture. The mild winters and hot summers, typical of its 443-foot elevation, proved ideal for farming, although the river's proximity also meant vulnerability. The community developed a tough spirit, born perhaps from both the hard work of agriculture and the occasional hardship. The 1964 Christmas Flood, a disaster that reshaped the course of the Sacramento River, undoubtedly left a lasting mark, a stark reminder of nature's power. For over seventy years, the Anderson rodeo was a highlight, a testament to the area's rural roots, before it eventually faded away.

8.8 mi away

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