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NCRy - Arroyo de la Laguna Bridge (1899)

Alameda County, California

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Arroyo de Laguna Bridge

Looking West

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2010

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BH Photo #160867

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Arroyo de la Laguna on Southern Pacific/Niles Canyon Railway
Location
Alameda County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built in 1899 as a replacement of original covered Howe truss, still has original stone abutments and piers #1 and #2, and on original ROW of the first transcontinental railroad line. Dec 2018 - 6" settlement corrected.
Railroads
- Niles Canyon Railway (NCRy)
- Western Pacific Railroad (WP)
Design
Pony/riveted through plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 101.0 ft.
Total length: 487.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Also called
Sunol Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.60786, -121.87601   (decimal degrees)
37°36'28" N, 121°52'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/599208/4162901 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Niles
Elevation
275 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 44761 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,707)
Alameda County, California (90)
Built 1899 (433)
Built during 1890s (3,229)
California (2,722)
Girder (11,236)
Have street view (29,290)
Niles Canyon Railway (5)
 Open (41,013)
Owned by railroad (13,592)
Plate girder (8,782)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,574)
Through girder (4,215)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,553)
Western Pacific Railroad (43)

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  • April 4, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

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