SN - Thornhill Drive Overpass

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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)

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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

Sources 

• Luke
• Bay Area Railfan - Image
• East Bay Hills Project - Once Upon a Time at Thornhill Drive - Imagery

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