Trees and brush gather around the long-retired truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
The San Gabriel River flows beneath the long-retired truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
The Easley Bridge stands alongside County Road 366 in the 1980s. Sun Archive
A truck goes past the long-retired truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
The San Gabriel River flows beneath the long-retired truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area. Photos by Andy Sharp
A turkey vulture flies over the long-retired truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
A truck passes the the long-retired truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
A wildflower grows above the well-used boards of the truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
A beam bears the thoughts of a couple on the truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
Late-day light falls on the surface of the retired truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Warm late-day light falls on support beams of the truss bridge along County Road 366 in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
The wood along the surface truss bridge along County Road 366 shows the effects of years of wear, not just by vehicles, in the Rowe Valley area on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Photo by Andy Sharp
The Rowe Valley restaurant, photographed in 2001. Sun Archive
Situated over the San Gabriel River between Jonah and Circleville, just off State Highway 29, sits a now abandoned truss bridge that was originally built in 1909.
Colloquially called the Rowe Valley Bridge, the Easley Bridge has three sections of crisscrossed iron that tower above the river. Overgrown brush and trees sprout from the banks of the river and surround the tall bridge that, for al…
