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IER - Oakland Estuary Bridge

Alameda County, California

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IER - Oakland Estuary Bridge

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2014

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BH Photo #293761

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Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Oakland Estuary on Interurban Electric Railway
Location
Alameda, Alameda County, California
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Coverted from railroad-only to road vehicle usage in 1951. Replaced by a new bridge in 1974.
Railroads
- Interurban
- Interurban Electric Railway (IER)
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
Design
Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.76903, -122.23023   (decimal degrees)
37°46'09" N, 122°13'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/567795/4180468 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oakland East
Inventory number
BH 62925 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,416)
Alameda County, California (86)
Alameda, California (14)
Built 1894 (256)
Built during 1890s (3,198)
California (2,712)
Center Pivot Swing Span (86)
Interurban (1,000)
Interurban Electric Railway (3)
Lost (28,575)
 Lost 1974 (81)
Lost during 1970s (948)
Movable (3,121)
Oakland, California (35)
Railroad (16,464)
Replaced by new bridge (19,437)
Southern Pacific Railroad (690)
Swing (1,565)
Through truss (16,839)
Truss (35,529)

Update Log 

  • December 18, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 25, 2020: New photo from Doug Klingerman
  • September 7, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • September 6, 2014: Added by Luke

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