page_title: California State Route 283
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: California State Route 283 / Route description
caption_attribution_description: English: Eagle Prairie Bridge is the entire California State Route 283; defined as from U.S. Route 101 south of Rio Dell to the north end of the Eel River Bridge and Overhead (built 1941) in Rio Dell, California. Eagle Prairie Bridge connects Scotia and Rio Dell, California and is California's shortest state route. In 1977 it was named for Albert Stanwood Murphy (b. 1892-?) the president of Pacific Lumber Company who helped the Save-the-Redwoods League to preserve redwood park land. In 1990 the bridge was renamed "Eagle Prairie Bridge" at the 25th anniversary of the incorporation of the city of Rio Dell and the 50th anniversary of the bridge's construction.
context_page_description: State Route 283 is an unsigned state highway in the U.S. state of California that is part of both US 101 Business and Wildwood Avenue through Rio Dell in Humboldt County. The SR 283 designation runs from U.S. Route 101 south of the city near Scotia to the north end of the Eel River Bridge. US 101 Bus./Wildwood Avenue then continue north through the center of Rio Dell to meet with US 101 in the northern part of the city. The route was defined in 1970 as a transfer from a realigned US 101 after a freeway bypass was built.
context_section_description: State Route 283 spurs out of US 101 near Scotia, south of Rio Dell, while carrying US 101 Business from that intersection to the Eel River Bridge. After crossing the bridge, SR 283 ends and US 101 Business continues north through the center of Rio Dell.
  SR 283 includes the length of the Eel River Bridge, keeping its maintenance to Caltrans. The bridge itself was built in 1941, when U.S. Route 101 ran through what was then known as Eagle Prairie.  In 1977, the bridge was renamed the Albert Stanwood Murphy Memorial Bridge, in honor of the Pacific Lumber Company president who assisted the Save the Redwoods League.  In 1990, the bridge was given a second name, the Eagle Prairie Bridge, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the bridge's construction and the 25th anniversary of Rio Dell's incorporation.
  SR 283 is not part of the National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.
caption: Eagle Prairie Bridge over the Eel River, looking south from Rio Dell towards Scotia.
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