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Alexander Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.837778,-122.482778

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Carries Alexander Avenue over Bunker Road Tunnel
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 22.3 Feet
Span Length: 21.7 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Bunker Road Tunnel on Alexander Avenue
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938

Location: Marin County

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Alexander Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.930008,-122.532030

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Carries Alexander Avenue over Abandoned NWP Railroad right of way, walking path.
Design: arch/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete pony arch
Total Length: 164.1 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Abandoned NWP Railroad on Alexander Avenue in Larkspur
History: Built ca. 1926
Built: 1925

Location: Marin County

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145744

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Alexander Ave Bridge

Looking E.

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145745

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Alexander Ave Bridge

Plaque

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145746

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Alexander Ave Bridge

Looking E.

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145747

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Alexander Ave Bridge

Rehab/replace announcement 8.29.09

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in August 2009

145748

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Alexander Ave Bridge

Looking S.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in August 2009

145749

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Alexander Ave Bridge

Looking SW.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in August 2009

484609

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Alexander Avenue Bridge

1919 view

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NWP - Bellum Boulevard Overpass

Status: Bridge is abandoned on RR right of way

Location: 37.957778,-122.508889

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Carries Bellum Blvd. over NWP Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 68.9 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge of NWP Railroad over Bellum Blvd. in San Rafael
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Marin County

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Bellum Blvd Bridge San Rafael

Bridge is being integrated into a RR right of way path conversion.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

177536

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Bellum Blvd Bridge San Rafael

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177537

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Bellum Blvd Bridge San Rafael

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177538

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Bellum Blvd Bridge San Rafael

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177539

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Bellum Blvd Bridge San Rafael

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177540

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Bellum Blvd Bridge San Rafael

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Center Blvd. Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.982584,-122.577735

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Carries Center Blvd. over San Anselmo Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over San Anselmo Creek on Center Blvd. in San Anselmo
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Marin County

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Fairfax Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.993424,-122.594592

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Carries Marin Drive over Fairfax Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Fairfax Creek on Marin Drive in Fairfax
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Marin County

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Fort Cronkhite Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

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Carries US 101 over Fort Cronkhite
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 2690.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Fort Cronkhite on US 101 in Sausalito
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918

Location: Marin County

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Irwin Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.976667,-122.520000

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Carries US 101 over Irwin Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Irwin Creek on US 101 in San Rafael
History: Built 1895; rehabilitated 1987
Built: 1895

Location: Marin County

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Lagunitas Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Slated for demolition and replacement.

Location: 38.064713,-122.805125

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Carries CA 1 over Lagunitas Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Riveted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 151.9 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lagunitas Creek on CA 1 in Point Reyes Station
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Marin County

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Lagunitas Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 20, 2008

131312

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Deck Isometric View

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131313

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Elevation View

Photo taken by Michael Goff on April 20, 2008

222435

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Photo taken by Craig Philpott

222436

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222437

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222438

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222439

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222440

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222441

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222442

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Photo taken by Mark Noyes in September 2016

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Mill Crossing Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.028925,-122.742103

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Carries Mill Crossing over Lagunitas Creek
Design: truss/deck/warren/verticals
Design Details: Steel Deck truss assembled from modular panels
Total Length: 112.0 Feet
Span Length: 71.0 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Lagunitas Creek on Mill Crossing
History: Built 1947
Built: 1947

Location: Marin County

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222443

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Photo taken by Craig Philpott

222444

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222445

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222446

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222447

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267323

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Taylor Bridge

A bridge over Papermill Creek (Laguinitas Creek) in Camp Taylor, Marin County, California, 1889 [photograph]

Photo submitted by Craig Philpott

267324

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Taylor Bridge

A bridge over Papermill Creek (Laguinitas Creek) in Camp Taylor, Marin County, California, 1889 [photograph]

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Norwood Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.965833,-122.562778

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Carries Norwood Avenue over Ross Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Ross Creek on Norwood Avenue in Ross
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908

Location: Marin County

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196775

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Norwood Ave Bridge

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2011

196776

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Norwood Ave Bridge

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Shady Lane Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.966944,-122.560833

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Carries Shady Lane over Ross Creek
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete girder frame bridge with minor arched approaches
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete bridge over Ross Creek on Shady Lane in Ross
History: Built 1930
Built: 1909

Location: Marin County

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196777

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Shady Lane Bridge

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

196778

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Shady Lane Bridge

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196779

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Shady Lane Bridge

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Sir Francis Drake Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.029447,-122.736343

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Carries Sir Francis Drake Road over Devils Gulch
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Devils Gulch on Sir Francis Drake Road
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Marin County

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Sir Francis Drake Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.967778,-122.560000

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Carries Sir Francis Drake Road over Corte Madera Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Corte Madera Creek on Sir Francis Drake Road in Ross
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926

Location: Marin County

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196780

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Sir Francis Drave Blvd

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2011

196781

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Sir Francis Drake Blvd

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2011

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Waldo Tunnel Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.845000,-122.485000

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Carries US 101 S over Waldo Tunnel
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1000.0 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet

Overview: Tunnel over Waldo Tunnel on US 101 S in Sausalito
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937

Location: Marin County

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Waldo Tunnel Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.845000,-122.485000

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Carries US 101 N over Waldo Tunnel
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1000.0 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet

Overview: Tunnel over Waldo Tunnel on US 101 N in Sausalito
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954

Location: Marin County

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Winship Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.968889,-122.560000

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Carries Winship Road over Corte Madera Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 90.9 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Corte Madera Creek on Winship Road in Ross
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909

Location: Marin County

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196782

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Winship Road

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

196783

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Winship Road

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492959

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Winship Road Bridge

Photo taken by Mark Yashinsky in Jan 2016

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Waldo Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.844288,-122.485966

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Carries US 101 over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Concrete lined tunnel
Total Length: 1000.0 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on US 101
History: Built 1937, Second bore added, 1954
Built: 1937

Location: Marin County

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Waldo Tunnel

Exit southbound, view of Golden Gate Bridge

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in February 2010

155395

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Waldo Tunnel

Exit southbound, view of Golden Gate Bridge

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in February 2010

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Waldo Tunnel

Entrance view, southbound into 1937 tunnel, 1954 bore, left edge of picture

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in February 2010

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Waldo Tunnel

Entrance view, southbound into 1937 tunnel, 1954 bore, left edge of picture

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in February 2010

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Waldo Tunnel Driving North

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

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Waldo Tunnel Driving North

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Waldo Tunnel Driving North

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Waldo Tunnel Driving North

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Waldo Tunnel

North bound

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

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Waldo Tunnel

North bound

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Waldo Tunnel

North bound

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Ross Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.962353,-122.568839

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Carries Glenwood Avenue over Ross Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 50.5 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Slab bridge over Ross Creek on Glenwood Avenue
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Marin County

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Point Bonita Lighthouse Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 37.815569,-122.529604

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Carries Walking Path over
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Timber construction, wire cable.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Wire suspension bridge on Walking Path
History: Built 1954 to cross eroded gap in access to Point Bonita Lighthouse; in 2012 replaced with similar bridge
Built: 1954

Location: Marin County

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145230

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Point Bonita

Looking W from S side

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2008

145231

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Point Bonita

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2008

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Point Bonita

Looking W from N side

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145233

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Point Bonita

Looking W from N side

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175280

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Point Bonita

detail

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175281

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Point Bonita

Stabilizing cable

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2008

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Point Bonita

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2008

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Nicasio Valley Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.053889,-122.692778

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Carries Nicasio Valley Road over Arroyo Nicasio
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 105.0 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Arroyo Nicasio on Nicasio Valley Road
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Marin County

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145755

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Nicasio Valley Rd Bridge

Looking S.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in August 2009

145756

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Nicasio Valley Rd Bridge

Looking S.

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Nicasio Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.068889,-122.763889

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Carries Pt Reyes Petaluma Road over Nicasio Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Nicasio Creek on Pt Reyes Petaluma Road
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937

Location: Marin County

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145752

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Nicasio Creek

Looking south.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in August 2009

145753

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Nicasio Creek

Looking NE.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in August 2009

145754

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Nicasio Creek

Looking north.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in August 2009

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Lagunitas Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.016488,-122.723524

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Carries Sir Francis Drake Blvd over Lagunitas Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Lagunitas Creek on Sir Francis Drake Blvd
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Marin County

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145750

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Lagunitas Crk Bridge

Looking NW.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in August 2009

145751

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Lagunitas Crk Bridge

Looking NW.

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NWP - Corte Madera Drawbridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 37.943318,-122.513514

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Carries Northwestern Pacific Railroad over Corte Madera Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bascule draw bridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Corte Madera Creek on abandoned Northwestern and Pacific Railroad in Corte Madera
History: Built 1930; Section over Sir Francis Drake Boulevard removed in 2003
Built: 1930

Location: Marin County

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Corte Madera Creek RR Bridge

Looking NE

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in January 2009

146817

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Corte Madera Creek RR Bridge

Looking NE

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146818

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Corte Madera Creek RR Bridge

Looking NE

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in January 2009

284294

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NWP - Corte Madera Bridge

Detail view

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

284295

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NWP - Corte Madera Bridge

Abandoned

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2013

294019

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NWP-Corte Madera Bridge

Looking SE

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

294020

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NWP-Corte Madera Bridge

Looking SE

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294021

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NWP-Corte Madera Bridge

Looking South

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NWP-Corte Madera Bridge

Looking South

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335640

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Photo taken by Ari Lacenski

339711

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2015

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Shafter Bridge (1924)

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.007101,-122.705263

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Carries Sir Francis Drake Blvd over Lagunitas Creek
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open spandrel concrete deck arch. This was the only open spandrel arch in Marin County.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Lagunitas Creek on Sir Francis Drake Blvd
History: Built 1924, Replaced 1982
Built: 1924

Location: Marin County

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Shafter Bridge

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Shafter Bridge

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Shafter Bridge

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Shafter Bridge

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Bunker Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.837778,-122.482778

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Carries Alexander Avenue over Bunker Road
Design: arch/through
Design Details: Through arch
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet

Overview: Through arch bridge over Bunker Road on Alexander Avenue
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938

Location: Marin County

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Bunker Road Bridge

North portal, looking South to San Francisco.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

177544

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Bunker Road Bridge

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Baker-Barry Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.840220,-122.489268

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Carries Bunker Road over Under Marin Headlands
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Single lane, one way tunnel.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 2350.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Under Marin Headlands on Bunker Road
History: Built in 1918, rebuilt 1925, widened in 1937, closed 1989, rebuilt in 1995
Built: 1918

Location: Marin County

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Bunker Road Tunnel Marin

East Portal

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

177542

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Bunker Road Tunnel Marin

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489711

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Baker-Barry Tunnel

west portal during closure

HAER Photo

489712

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Baker-Barry Tunnel

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Platform Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 38.050182,-122.759827

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Carries Sir Francis Drake Bikeway (Cross Marin Trail) over Lagunitas Creek
Design: arch/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete Pony arch
Total Length: 176.0 Feet
Span Length: 96.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete pony arch bridge over Lagunitas Creek on Sir Francis Drake Bikeway
History:
Built: 1927

Location: Marin County

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179595

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Platform Bridge

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

179596

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Platform Bridge

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Platform Bridge

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Platform Bridge

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Southern Heights Blvd. Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Slated for demolition and replacement with a 100-foot long, multi-span concrete or steel bridge.

Location: 37.961944,-122.528889

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Carries Southern Heights Blvd. over Hillside (Southern Heights Ridge)
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer including timber deck and railings supported on timber bents with concrete pedestal footings and concrete abutments. Concrete portions replaced and/or added in 1958 and 1981.
Total Length: 162.0 Feet
Span Length: 5.9 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge Southern Heights Blvd. in San Rafael
History: Built ca. 1930; Concrete substructure portions replaced in 1958; Reinforced with concrete wall abutments in 1981.
Built: ca. 1930

Location: Marin County

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Richardson Bay Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.879025,-122.515044

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Carries US 101 over Richardson Bay
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete beam
Total Length: 2864.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Richardson Bay on US 101
History: Built 1957; rehabilitated 1973
Built: 1957

Location: Marin County

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Bridgemapper.com photo

Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009

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Cross Marin Trail Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 38.017833,-122.724272

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Carries Cross Marin Trail over Sir Francis Drake Blvd
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer bridge on old railroad right of way with timber deck and timber Warren Truss style pony truss components.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Sir Francis Drake Blvd on Cross Marin Trail
History: Buil 1980
Built: 1980

Location: Marin County

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222448

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Photo taken by Craig Philpott

222449

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222450

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Taylorsville Bridge

Swimmers at Paper Mill Creek (Laguinitas Creek), under the Irving Railroad Bridge, Taylorville, Marin County, California, 1889 [photograph]

Submitted by Craig Philpott

267322

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Taylorsville Bridge

Swimmers at Paper Mill Creek (Laguinitas Creek), under the Irving Railroad Bridge, Taylorville, Marin County, California, 1889 [photograph]

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SMART - Cal Park Hill Tunnel

Status: Open to pedestrians, commuter rail traffic planned

Location: 37.950702,-122.510330

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Carries Pedestrian Pathway/SMART over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1100.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Pedestrian Pathway/SMART
History: Built 1884, closed 1978 , opened to pedestrains 2010.
Built: 1884

Location: Marin County

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253187

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SMART - Puerto Suello Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_27020420/puerto-suello-hill-tunnel-getting-rehab-smart-train

Location: 37.987545,-122.527043

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Carries Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1394.4 Feet
Span Length: 1394.4 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit
History: Built 1879; Roof collapsed during a fire 1961, rebuilt 1967, Closed in the 80s, Rehabilitated 2014-16
Built: 1879

Location: Marin County

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SMART - Puerto Suello Tunnel

north portal in 2019

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Black Point Bridge (1917)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.115627,-122.505122

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Carries CA 37 over Petaluma Creek
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore through truss bascule
Total Length: 150.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Petaluma River on CA 37
History: Built 1917; Replaced 1958
Built: 1917

Location: Marin County

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Blackpoint Bridge

California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

284297

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Blackpoint Bridge

California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

347806

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California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2016

347807

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California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2016

347808

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California Drawbridges Book

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2016

366263

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Published prior to 1923

512473

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Black Point Bridge

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014

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Redwood Bridge

Status: Demolished

Location: 37.885030,-122.516562

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Carries Highway 101 over Richardson Bay
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Richardson Bay on Highway 101
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931

Location: Marin County

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284298

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Redwood Bridge

California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

349050

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California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2016

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NWP - Gallinas Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.017686,-122.526408

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Carries Northwestern Pacific Railroad over Gallinas Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder hinged lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony plate girder hinged lift bridge over Gallinas Creek on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1917; Machinery removed 1947; Bridge replaced 2014
Built: 1917

Location: Marin County

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NW - Gallinas Creek Bridge

Hinged lift bridge removed California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013

354303

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NWP - Gallinas Creek Bridge

California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2016

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Corte Madera Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.943488,-122.514772

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Carries CA Highway 101 Redwood Highway over Corte Madera Creek
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck girder bridge over Corte Madera Creek on CA Highway 101 Redwood Highway
History: Built 1930; Replaced 1960
Built: 1930

Location: Marin County

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289899

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Cort Madera Creek Bridge

California Drawbridges (Bernard C.Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

500227

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Photo taken by Bernard C. Winn

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Highway 37 Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.087197,-122.534607

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Carries CA Highway 37 over Novato Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Stringer bridge over Novato Creek on CA Highway 37
History: Replaced in 1918
Built:

Location: Marin County

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317302

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Hwy 37 bridge

Removed California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014

354304

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Highway 37 Bridge

California Drawbridges (Bernard C. (Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2016

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NWP - Novato Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.095940,-122.556300

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Carries Northwestern Pacific RR over Novato Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Novato Creek on Northwestern Pacific RR
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917

Location: Marin County

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NWP - Black Point Bridge (1891)

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.112666,-122.501390

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Carries Northwestern Pacific RR over Petaluma River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Petaluma River on Northwestern Pacific RR
History: Built in 1891; Replaced 1911
Built: 1891

Location: Marin County

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307713

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NWP - Petaluma River Bridge

Removed (California Drawbridges Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

355057

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California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Bernard C. Winn

500022

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Photo courtesy of the Marin History Museum

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Corinthian Inlet Drawbridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 37.871837,-122.450821

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Carries Foot Walkway over Corinthian Inlet
Design: unknown
Design Details: Wooden drawbridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Corinthian Inlet on Foot Walkway
History: Built 1888 for pedestrian traffic but is removed
Built: 1888

Location: Marin County

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385305

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2017

308119

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Corinthian Inlet Drawbridge

Wooden drawbridge in California (California Drawbridges Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014

347843

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California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2016

490272

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Photo taken by Andrew Ruppenstein

500244

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Photo taken by Bernard C. Winn

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Lagunitas Road Bridge (1909)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.962415,-122.556426

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Carries Lagunitas Road over Corte Madera Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 78.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lagunitas Road Bridge over Corte Madera Creek in Ross, California.
History: Built in 1909; Replaced in 2010
Built: 1909

Location: Marin County

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Originial Lagunitas Road Bridge in 1980

Photo taken by Caltrans in 1980

309400

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Originial Lagunitas Road Bridge in 1980

Photo taken by Caltrans in 1980

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NWP - Keyes Estuary Phoenix Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 38.221483,-122.921936

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Carries Northwestern Pacific Railroad over Key's Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Key's Creek on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1880 elsewhere; Relocated here 1906/7; Removed 1931 and relocated again
Built: 1906

Location: Marin County

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315493

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Bridge supports of the North Pacific Coast Railroad crossing of Keys Estuary near Tomales, California

Photo taken by Thewellman

484537

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Photo courtesy of the Roy Graves Collection as seen in Bray Dickinson's 1967 book

484547

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Monday, August 24th, 1931

Courtesy of the Santa Rosa Republican

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SF&NP - San Rafael Bay/Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 37.970368,-122.495382

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Carries San Francisco & Northern Pacific RR over San Rafael Bay
Design: other
Design Details: Other bascule draw
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over San Rafael Bay on San Francisco & Northern Pacific RR
History: Built in 1878
Built: 1878

Location: Marin County

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S&NP San Rafael Bay Bridge

California Drawbridges (Bernard C. Winn)

Photo taken by Bernard C. Winn

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Creek Road-San Anselmo Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.983083,-122.590581

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Carries Creek Road over San Anselmo Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 136.2 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over San Anselmo Creek on Creek Road
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Marin County

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NWP - Alto Tunnel

Status: Partially collapsed

Location: 37.916519,-122.525776

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Carries Northwestern Pacific Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 2173.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned tunnel on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1884, closed 1971
Built: 1884

Location: Marin County

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NWP - Alto Tunnel

north portal

Photo from Fred Codoni

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Main Gate Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.055294,-122.523586

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Carries Main Gate Road over SMART Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 141.4 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over SMART Railroad on Main Gate Road
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1930

Location: Marin County

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NPC - Keyes Estuary Howe Truss

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.221717,-122.922133

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Carries North Pacific Coast Railroad over Keys Estuary
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Keys Estuary on North Pacific Coast Railroad
History: Built 1874; Replaced 1907
Built: 1880s

Location: Marin County

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484434

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Westside view of Ocean Roar trestle, 1913-11-21.

Photo from www.pacificng.org

484435

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Ocean Roar trestle head on0457.jpg

End view of Ocean Roar trestle, 1911-04-20.

Photo from www.pacificng.org

484436

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Keyes Estuary Footings NE

Keyes Estuary Footings NE, 2016-02-22.

Photo from www.pacificng.org

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NWP - Brown's Canyon Trestle

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.401048,-122.939090

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Carries North Pacific Coast Railroad over Brown's Canyon
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Timber stringer over Brown's Canyon on North Pacific Coast Railroad
History: Built 1876
Built: 1876

Location: Marin County

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484518

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Browns Canyon Trestle in Occidental, 1900

The wooden Brown's Canyon Trestle was built in 1876, a half mile south of Occidental by the North Pacific Coast Railroad. At that time it was the highest of its kind in the US. 96,000 board feet of lumber was used to build it.

Photo from Western Sonoma County Historical Society Photographic Collection, WSCHS Archives: Rack A: Shelf 5: Box 8

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NWP - Lagunitas Creek Phoenix Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.017792,-122.724266

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Carries Northwestern Pacific Railroad over Lagunitas Creek & Road
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lagunitas Creek & Road on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
History: Relocated here 1930 after being relocated to the Keyes Estuary in 1906/7 from Texas; Plausibly removed 1933
Built: 1930

Location: Marin County

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NWP - Lagunitas Creek Howe Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.017790,-122.724270

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Carries Northwestern Pacific Railroad over Lagunitas Creek & Road
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Lagunitas Creek & Road on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1875; Replaced 1930
Built: 1875

Location: Marin County

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484534

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1889

Provided by the Marin Free LIbrary via CaliSphere

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Shafter Bridge (Pre 1924)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.004502,-122.708748

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Carries Olema-to-San Rafael Stage Road over Lagunitas Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lagunitas Creek on Olema-to-San Rafael Stage Road
History: Built ?; Replaced 1924
Built:

Location: Marin County

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484587

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Courtesy of the Marin Library

484594

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Old Shafter Bridge

Photo from Marin History Museum

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NWP - Bohemia Grove Bridge

Status: Destroyed by flooding

Location: 38.466007,-123.011270

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Carries Northwestern Pacific Railroad over Russian River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Russian River on Northwestern Pacific Railroad
History: Lost 1907
Built:

Location: Marin County

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484588

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

484589

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After the flood Bohemian Bridge 0

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Courtesy of the Sonoma LIbrary

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South San Antonio Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled to be bypassed

Location: 38.180981,-122.602972

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Carries San Antonio Road over South San Antonio Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 101.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over South San Antonio Creek on San Antonio Road
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917

Location: Marin County

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South San Antonio Creek Bridge

looking southeast

Photo from Marin County


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.

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