The Civilian Conservation Corps built an 800 mile long firebreak called Ponderosa Way during the Great Depression.^[1] This firebreak runs through part of Oregon and California.^[2][3][4] The Civilian Conservation Corps was created in 1933 to put unemployed men to work.

Much of Ponderosa Way has fallen into disrepair. However, the Federal Highway Administration plans to replace a bridge where Ponderosa Way crosses over the North Fork American River at coordinates 38.999542°N 120.939754°W / 38.999542; -120.939754 (Bridge). The new bridge will help to reduce erosion by fast moving water around its supports—a problem called bridge scour.^{[citation needed]}

The project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2022.^[5]