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Historic Bridges: Alameda County, California

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend
! Confirmed demolition date within one year or an especially historic bridge that is threatened with demolition at any level.
X The bridge has been confirmed demolished or collapsed.
S The bridge has been dismantled or moved to an offsite location and is not currently available for public viewing.
L Most or all of the original bridge material has been demolished and replaced, including historically significant elements, but some original parts of the bridge remain.
Note: This website cannot guarantee the current condition of any bridge on this website. Bridges lacking these icons should not necessarily be considered condition-free.

Total Bridges Found: 5

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
! Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Union Pacific, Former Southern Pacific) Over Oakland Estuary Alameda and Oakland: Alameda County, California Metal Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) Main Span Length: 200 ft
Roadway Width: 25.6 ft
Main Spans: 1
1951 By: Judson Pacific Murphy Company This attractive lift bridge has very slender towers.Click to visit page.
Grove Way Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Grove Way Over San Lorenzo Creek Hayward: Alameda County, California Concrete Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 63 ft
Main Span Length: 60 ft
Roadway Width: 25 ft
Main Spans: 1
1915 By: Thomas B. Russell of Hayward, California and P. A. Haviland This rare curved chord through girder bridge is noted for its early construction date as well as its span length.Click to visit page.
High Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. High Street Over Oakland Estuary Alameda and Oakland: Alameda County, California Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed Total Length: 505 ft
Main Span Length: 295 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 1
1939 By: Mac Donald and Kahn of Los Angeles, California and County of Alameda Surveyors Office Associated with Depression era relief programs, this is the more narrow of two nice looking historic bascule bridges in Alameda.Click to visit page.
Park Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Park Street Over Oakland Estuary Alameda and Oakland: Alameda County, California Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed Total Length: 433 ft
Main Span Length: 285.4 ft
Roadway Width: 64.6 ft
Main Spans: 1
1935 By: Mac Donald and Kahn of Los Angeles, California and County of Alameda Surveyors Office Associated with Depression era relief programs, this is the wider of two nice looking historic bascule bridges in Alameda.Click to visit page.
! San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. I-80 Over San Francisco Bay San Francisco and Oakland: San Francisco County, California and Alameda County, California Metal Deck Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Modified Warren Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 22655 ft
Main Span Length: 2310 ft
Roadway Width: 58 ft
Main Spans: 9
1936 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Charles Henry Purcell, Charles E. Andrew, and Glen Woodruff Both a suspension bridge and a cantilever truss bridge, and one of the largest and most important historic bridges in the country, half of this bridge is slated for demolition.Click to visit page.

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