"I Street Bridge" Waymark

Long Description:
Built by the American Bridge Co. for the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1911 this bridge is still used daily by Traffic into and out of Sacramento. This swing bridge is interesting in that it carries an upper and lower deck. The upper deck carries motor traffic while the lower deck carries a double tracked railway.

If you would like to see this bridge in action click on the thumbnail below.

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A wonderfully detailed history of this crossing point and the I Street Bridge can be found at Highwayman's Road Reports, where there is a page specifically dedicated to the Bridges over the Sacramento River.

Street address: I Street , County / Borough / Parish: Sacramento Year listed: 1982 Historic significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Period of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Transportation - Rail-Related, Road-Related Current function: Transportation - Rail-Related, Road-Related Privately owned?: no Web Address: [U.S.] National Register of Historic Places URL Web Address: Website (secondary) I am including a photograph of this place : yes

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Date Logged Log User Rating   5/23/2008 lazyCachers visited it 5/23/2008 Marine Biologist visited it

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