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First Avenue Bridge (1911)

San Diego County, California

Photo 

First Avenue Bridge (Older)

Photo from San Diego Archives

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

View this photo at sduptownnews.com

BH Photo #466263

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck truss bridge over Maple Canyon on First Avenue
Location
San Diego, San Diego County, California
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1911
Railroads
- Interurban
- San Diego Electric Railway (SDERy)
- Streetcar
Design
Deck truss
Dimensions
Total length: 463.0 ft.
Also called
Peoples Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.73520, -117.16392   (decimal degrees)
32°44'07" N, 117°09'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/484642/3621943 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88283 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1911 (786)
Built during 1910s (9,636)
California (2,593)
Deck truss (1,732)
Interurban (911)
Lost (24,744)
Lost 1931 (66)
Lost during 1930s (622)
Rail-and-Road (377)
 Railroad (15,426)
Replaced by new bridge (16,586)
San Diego County, California (47)
San Diego Electric Railway (10)
San Diego, California (24)
Streetcar (278)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,231)
Truss (32,794)

Update Log 

  • February 19, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added railroad info
  • February 19, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Luke

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