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Cut Stone Bridge
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View Of West Headwall And Wing Wall, Facing Southeast
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
Description
The Cut Stone Bridge is significant in engineering history. It is eligible for the National Register under Criteria A and C, due to its age, associations, rarity and distinctiveness. It is an important example of California building practices in the 1860s. The bridge is associated with the construction and operation of the San Francisco-San Jose railroad, a key event in the history of this section of northern California. The structure's construction, the materials used, its plan, architectural style, proportion and form are typical of the period. The basis of its historic significance is that it is one of few bridge structures that remain dating from the period. The bridge is considered to be of local significance.-- Historic American Engineering Record
Facts
- Overview
- Stone culvert bridge over Runoff Channel on Centrnnial Trail (Former Southern Pacific Railroad)
- Location
- South San Francisco, San Mateo County, California
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1863
- Builder
- - O.H. Rand (Builder)
- Design
- Stone culvert
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.64610, -122.42176 (decimal degrees)
37°38'46" N, 122°25'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/551011/4166707 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- San Francisco South
- Inventory number
- BH 51229 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
- HAER CA-263 - Cut Stone Bridge, Southern Pacific Railroad line spanning runoff channel at South Spruce Avenue, South San Francisco, San Mateo County, CA
- Brian Smith - redfive [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com
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