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SN - Thornhill Drive Overpass

Alameda County, California

Photo 

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BH Photo #324154

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Thornhill Drive on Sacramento Northern Railway
Location
Oakland, Alameda County, California
Status
Removed
History
Built ?; Deck plate girder added ca 1930; Removed in 1957
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- M.B. McGowan (1930 Contractor)
Railroads
- Interurban
- Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway (OA&E)
- Sacramento Northern Railway (SN)
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.83188, -122.21504   (decimal degrees)
37°49'55" N, 122°12'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/569074/4187452 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oakland East
Inventory number
BH 62713 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alameda County, California (86)
American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Beam (16,887)
Built 1930 (1,837)
California (2,711)
Deck girder (6,305)
Girder (11,173)
Interurban (999)
Lost (28,514)
 Lost 1957 (98)
Lost during 1950s (866)
M.B. McGowan (2)
Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway (7)
Oakland, California (35)
Plate girder (8,728)
Railroad (16,460)
Sacramento Northern Railway (35)
Timber stringer (4,321)

Update Log 

  • May 8, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added contractor
  • May 7, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • May 6, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • August 29, 2014: Added by Luke

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