Soquel Creek Bridge

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Soquel Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

BH Photo #179384

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Soquel Creek, Wharf Road on CA 1 in Capitola
Location: Santa Cruz County, California
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1947; rehabilitated 1995
Design: Concrete open spandrel deck arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 126.0 ft.
Total length: 323.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.98304, -121.95919 (decimal degrees)
36°58'59" N, 121°57'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/592629/4093497 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Soquel
Inventory numbers: CA 36-13 (California bridge number)
BH 11518 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2015): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 84.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 97,000

September 29, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
September 25, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Corrected location and bridge details

Soquel Creek Bridge

Posted September 29, 2010, by Craig Philpott (cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu)

It seems sad to me that such a classic/contemporary set of arches is completely hidden from view.