The Tower Bridge - Sacramento, CA
Posted by: lazyCachers
N 38° 34.834 W 121° 30.500
10S E 629928 N 4271288
The Tower Bridge connects West Capitol Avenue and Tower Bridge Gateway in West Sacramento with the Capitol Mall in Sacramento as part of State Route 275.
Waymark Code: WM48NG
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2008
Views: 65
The Tower Bridge, a vertical-lift span, was opened for traffic on December 15, 1935 and was built at a cost of $994,000. The State Department of Public Works, the City and the County of Sacramento and the Federal Government built the bridge.
It is 737 feet long. The central-lift span is a 209 foot truss supported by two vertical towers 160 feet tall.
The bridge originally featured an interurban railroad separating the two directs of highway travel. The track was removed from the bridge in 1962.
Information was taken from a nearby plaque.
Parking Coordinates:: N 38° 34.724 W 121° 30.453
Date Built: 12/15/1935
Length of Span: 737 feet long
www: http://home.pacbell.net/hywaymn/tower_bridge_history.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge_(California)
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.