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Caltrain - San Francisquito Creek Bridge

Santa Clara County, California, and San Mateo County, California

Photos 

San Francisquito Creek RR bridge

1963, Palo Alto Historical Association

Photo submitted by Craig Philpott

BH Photo #187536

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Through truss on active railroad right of way.

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over San Francisquito Creek on Caltrain
Location
Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, and San Mateo County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902
Railroads
- Caltrain (CALT; JPBX; PJPB)
- Commuter Rail
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
Design
Baltimore through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 104.0 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.0 ft.
Also called
JPBX - San Francisquito Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.44725, -122.17039   (decimal degrees)
37°26'50" N, 122°10'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/573381/4144811 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Palo Alto
Elevation
76 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 47042 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore through truss (322)
Baltimore truss (352)
Built 1902 (520)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
California (2,593)
Caltrain (17)
Commuter Rail (439)
Have street view (26,938)
Open (39,880)
Owned by railroad (12,415)
 Palo Alto, California (5)
Railroad (15,411)
San Mateo County, California (43)
Santa Clara County, California (37)
Southern Pacific Railroad (661)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,394)
Through truss (15,056)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,169)
Truss (32,776)

Update Log 

  • September 6, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • August 9, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Caltrain"
  • March 26, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • March 24, 2012: Updated by Craig Philpott: Added category "Active Railroad"
  • March 13, 2011: New photos from Craig Philpott
  • March 10, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
  • November 19, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Comments 

Caltrain - San Francisquito Creek Bridge
Posted May 15, 2017, by Chris (c319chris [at] aol [dot] com)

The tree's official name is "El Palo Alto".

San Francisquito Creek Railroad Bridge
Posted May 3, 2013, by Zachary S

Hey, it's the Palo Alto redwood. One of the most iconic trees in that part of the state; lovely photos of the bridge here as well.

San Fracisquito Creek Railroad Bridge
Posted March 24, 2012, by Craig Philpott (cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu)

Thank you for noting the correct city. Also, this bridge crosses the creek bordering both counties, thus the listing in two counties.

San Fracisquito Creek Railroad Bridge
Posted March 23, 2012, by Andrew Sharpe (asharpe [at] andrewsharpe [dot] com)

Well, the creek is called San Francisquito, and the bridge is in Palo Alto, not East Palo Alto, which is a different city, in a different county!