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Historic Bridges: Alameda County, California

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

Total Bridges Found: 8

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Dumbarton Railroad Bridge
Dumbarton Point Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Abandoned Southern Pacific) Over San Francisco Bay in Newark and Menlo Park: Alameda County, California and San Mateo County, California, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss,
Length: 7,842 ft. Main Span: 310 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: W. E. Marsh and C. R. Broughton and William Hood
This swing truss bridge is complimented by multiple fixed through truss spans.
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Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Union Pacific, Former Southern Pacific) Over Oakland Estuary in Alameda and Oakland: Alameda County, California, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 25.6 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1951 By: Judson Pacific Murphy Company
This attractive lift bridge has very slender towers.
Grove Way Bridge
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Grove Way Over San Lorenzo Creek in Hayward: Alameda County, California, United States
Concrete Curved Chord Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 63 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 25 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 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.
High Street Bridge
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High Street Over Oakland Estuary in Alameda and Oakland: Alameda County, California, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 505 ft. Main Span: 295 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 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.
Mud Slough Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Mud Slough in Fremont: Alameda County, California, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 820 ft. Main Span: 132 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This railroad swing bridge is a hidden secret that is best discovered by boat.
Newark Slough Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (Abandoned Southern Pacific) Over Newark Slough in Newark: Alameda County, California, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier)
Length: 420 ft. Main Span: 184 ft.
Built 1910 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This riveted Baltimore swing truss bridge has been abandoned in the open position in an area best accessed by boat.
Park Street Bridge
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Park Street Over Oakland Estuary in Alameda and Oakland: Alameda County, California, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 433 ft. Main Span: 285 ft. Roadway: 64.6 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 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.
San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
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I-80 Over San Francisco Bay in San Francisco and Oakland: San Francisco County, California and Alameda County, California, United States
Metal Deck Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Modified Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 22,655 ft. Main Span: 2,310 ft. Roadway: 58 ft. Main Spans: 9
Built 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 was demolished!

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