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Bay Farm Island Bridge (1898)

Alameda County, California

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Bay Farm Island Bridge (Old)

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014

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BH Photo #306650

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over San Leandro Bay on Bay Farm Island
Location
Alameda, Alameda County, California
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1898; replaced 1953
Design
Pratt through truss swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.74960, -122.23628   (decimal degrees)
37°44'59" N, 122°14'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/567280/4178307 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
San Leandro
Inventory number
BH 63891 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,567)
Alameda County, California (83)
Alameda, California (14)
Built 1898 (304)
Built during 1890s (2,982)
California (2,593)
Center Pivot Swing Span (82)
Double-barreled (80)
Lost (24,744)
Lost 1953 (44)
Lost during 1950s (677)
Movable (2,973)
 Navigable waterway (2,152)
Owned by city (5,402)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Pratt through truss (5,393)
Pratt truss (9,300)
Rail-to-road (342)
Relocated (892)
Replaced by new bridge (16,586)
Swing (1,455)
Through truss (15,070)
Truss (32,794)

Update Log 

  • April 28, 2018: Updated by Luke: Noted build year/relocation
  • October 30, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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