Sacramento River

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Anderson Free Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1886; Replaced 1950
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Airport Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bend Ferry Road Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Lost Through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Bend Ferry Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Butte City Bridge (1948) (Glenn County, California)
Built 1948; rehabilitated 1961
Howe Through truss swing bridge over Sacramento River on CA 162/Biggs-Willows Road
Open to traffic

CA273 Sacramento River Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1961
Steel stringer bridge over Sacramento River on CA 273
Open to traffic

California & Oregon - Tehama Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built 1871, "Washed out" 1881, Replaced 1898
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Sacramento River on California & Oregon Railroad
Destroyed by flood

Centennial Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built ca.1890 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company, Replaced 1938
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on CA 36
Lost

Colusa Bridge (Colusa County, California)
Built in 1901; rehabilitated in 1947-8, replaced 1980
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Sacramento River on Bridge Street
Bridge replaced 1980

Diestelhorst Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built in 1915 by Chico Construction Co., Closed to vehicular traffic in 1997
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Sacramento River on Sacramento Trail
Open to pedestrians

Dunsmuir Avenue Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Sacramento River and SP RR on Dunsmuir Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Fender's Ferry Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1934, rehabilitated 2012
Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Sacramento River on Fenders Ferry Rd
Open to traffic

Freeport Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1955
Bascule bridge over Sacramento River in Freeport
Open to traffic

Gardiner Ferry (Pre 1890) (Tehama County, California)
Lost Ferry across Sacramento River on Vina-Corning Road
No longer exists

Gianella Bridge (1911) (Butte County, California)
Built 1908-1911; Replaced 1987
Lost swing bridge over Sacramento River on CA 32
Replaced by new bridge

I Street Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Built 1911
Swing through truss bridge over Sacramento River, carries UP railroad and I Street in West Sacramento
Open to traffic

I-5 - Antlers Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1967; Demolished 2017
Spandrel braced cantilever Deck truss bridge over Sacramento River on I-5
Demolished

I-5 - Sacramento River Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Built 1969
Steel stringer bridge over Sacramento River (Elkhorn) on Interstate 5
Open to traffic

Isleton Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1953
Bascule bridge over Sacramento River on CA 160
Open to traffic

Jellys Ferry Road Bridge (1949) (Tehama County, California)
Built 1949
5 span Parker through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Jellys Ferry Road
Partially destroyed by collision. To be replaced.

Knights Landing Bridge (1902) (Yolo County, California)
Built 1902; Road section removed ca. 1933; Removed ?
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Road & Southern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Knights Landing Bridge (1933) (Yolo County, California)
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1949
Bascule bridge over Sacramento River on CA 113
Open to traffic

Lake Redding Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1996
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Lake Redding (Sacramento River) on Benton Drive
Open to traffic

M Street Bridge (1911) (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1911, Replaced 1934
Lost through truss swing bridge over Sacramento River on M Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Meridian Bridge (1914) (Sutter County, California)
Built 1914; Replaced 1977
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on CA 20 & Sacramento Northern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Meridian Bridge (1977) (Sutter County, California)
Built 1977
Cable-stayed swing bridge over Sacramento River on CA 20 at Meridian
Open to traffic

Old Deschutes Road Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Pier encased in concrete 1925; Converted to road use 1944 ; Replaced 1970
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Deschutes Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Ord Ferry (Butte County, California)
Lost Ferry across Sacramento River on Ord Ferry Rd
Replaced by a new bridge

Paintersville Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1952
Bascule bridge over Sacramento River on CA 160
Open to traffic

Pioneer Memorial Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1966; rehabilitated 1971
Steel stringer bridge over Sacramento River on Interstate 80 Business/US 50
Open to traffic

Princeton Ferry (Glenn County, California)
Cable ferry across Sacramento River on Ferry Road
Derelict/abandoned

Rio Vista Bridge (1960) (Solano County, California)
Piece-wise replacement of 1919 bridge began in 1943, with final rehabilitation in 1960; Span adjacent to the eastern lift tower lost after being struck by the Italian freighter Ilice on January 15, 1967
Vertical lift bridge over Sacremento River on CA 12 in Rio Vista
Open to traffic

Sacramento River Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1971
Deck plate girder bridge over Sacramento River on CA 36
Open to traffic

Sacramento River Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1983
Concrete arch bridge over Sacramento River on I-5 in Dunsmuir
Open to traffic

Sacramento-Yolo Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1858 Destroyed by flood or fire 1869
Lost Deck truss swing bridge over Sacramento River on Broad street
Destroyed by disaster

Sims Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built September 1933 by Civilian Conservation Corps under USFS supervision
Wire suspension bridge over Sacramento River
Open to pedestrians only

SN - St. John Bridge (Butte County, California)
Built ca 1907; Lost ca 1917
Lost Pontoon Howe pony truss bridge over Sacramento River on Northern Electric Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

SP - H Street Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
built 1895 as first Double Decker Bridge in California Replaced 1912
Through truss double deck Bridge over Sacramento River on SP RR
Demolished

SP - Shasta Lake Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1901; Inundated 1948
Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Inundated

Sundial Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 2004
Sundial Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge over Sacramento River.
Open to pedestrians

Tehama Lift Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built 1911; Replaced 1977
Lost Warren through truss vertical lift over Sacramento River on Aramayo Way
Replaced by a new bridge

Tower Bridge (1934) (Yolo County, California)
Built 1934 by George Pollock & Company; Trolley tracks removed from median and converted to vehiclular lanes in 1963
Vertical lift bridge over Sacramento River on CA 275 in West Sacramento
Open to traffic

UP - Cantara Loop Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Built ?; Massive guardrail constructed 1991
Deck plate girder bridge over Sacramento River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Lakehead Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1942
Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Sacramento River (Shasta Lake) on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Lower Pollard Flat Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1901
Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Pollard Flat Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1901
Camelback through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Redding Trestle (Shasta County, California)
Built 1939 as part of realignment for Shasta Lake
Warren deck truss bridge over Sacramento River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Sacramento Arm Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1939
Warren deck truss bridge over Sacramento Arm of Lake Shasta on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Sacramento River Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Built 1901
Pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Sacramento River Bridge (Tehama County, California)
Built 1898, 1901 Approach Rehabilitation, 1929 Approach truss replacments
Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Sacramento River Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1901
Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Sacramento River Bridge (Shasta County, California)
Built 1901
Camelback through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Sacramento River Bridge 310.58 (Shasta County, California)
Built 1901
Pratt through truss bridge over Sacramento River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Walnut Grove Crossing Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
1950
Bascule bridge over Sacramento River on Walnut Grove Crossing in Walnut Grove
Open to traffic

Yolo Causeway Bridge (Yolo County, California)
Built 1916; Replaced 1962
Deck plate girder bascule bridge over Sacramento River on Lincoln Highway
replaced