Albion River Bridge, Wooden truss bridge in Albion, California

The Albion River Bridge is a 970-foot (300 m) wooden deck truss bridge on State Route 1 in Mendocino County, California. Its 26-foot (7.9 m) wide deck is carried by concrete towers and a steel center truss salvaged from the South Fork of the Feather River. The timber was treated with a copper azole preservative.

A bridge has crossed the Albion River since 1861, when a state franchise was granted to the Albion Bridge Company. The low earlier crossing required steep grades up and down the bluffs. The present span opened in 1944, built of salvaged wood because of World War II concrete and steel shortages, with a steel center truss salvaged from the South Fork of the Feather River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 2017.

The bridge links two coastal communities in Mendocino County and remains part of the daily route for local residents. Visitors often recognize it as a distinctive landmark of this Pacific coastal region.

The structure is easily accessible via State Route 1 and provides safe passage across the river for vehicles and pedestrians. There are viewpoints nearby where visitors can observe and photograph the bridge from different angles.

The central steel truss was salvaged from a bridge over the South Fork of the Feather River, while the timber was treated with a copper azole preservative because of wartime shortages of concrete and steel. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 2017, after Albion residents filed to list it in 2015 to slow replacement plans.