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Sacramento River Bridge

Sacramento County, California

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Sacramento River Bridge

Looking NE

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in February 2010

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BH Photo #155435

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Description 

This bridge was built in 1923 by the Strauss Bauscle bridge Company. It is similar to the other bauscle spans near Sacramento. Most of the water traffic though the bridge is boats carrying produce headed for Cortland.

source "California Drawbridges" Bernard C. Winn

Facts 

Overview
Bascule bridge over Sacramento River on CA 160
Location
Sacramento County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1952
Builder
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 226.1 ft.
Total length: 588.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.7 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.31859, -121.57731   (decimal degrees)
38°19'07" N, 121°34'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/624369/4242121 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Courtland
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
1,550
Inventory numbers
CA 24-53 (California bridge number)
BH 11296 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2016)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 49.3 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Bascule (1,033)
Built 1923 (567)
Built during 1920s (9,248)
CA 160 (5)
California (2,196)
Have street view (24,491)
Machinery Counterweight Bridge Tower (40)
Movable (2,791)
NR-eligible (3,990)
Navigable waterway (2,085)
Open (37,855)
 Owned by state (14,551)
Sacramento County, California (69)
Sacramento River (46)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,854)
Steel grate deck (433)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (169)
Strauss Heel Trunnion Bascule (53)
Through truss (13,486)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,607)
Truss (30,380)

Update Log 

  • May 19, 2018: Updated by Leslie R trick: Added info to description
  • May 21, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 3, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • October 5, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • December 14, 2010: New photos from Craig Philpott
  • March 8, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Added streetview

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Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Douglas Butler
  • Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
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Sacramento River Bridge near Courtland
Posted May 27, 2011, by Gloria Scott (Gloria [dot] Scott [at] dot [dot] ca [dot] gov)

This bridge is known as the Paintersville Bridge, designed by the Strauss Engineering Company. The contractor was Moore Dry Dock Company of Oakland and the Sacramento County engineer at the time of its contstruction was Charles W. Deterding, Jr.