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Webster Street Drawbridge (1898)

Alameda County, California

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #425344

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Oakland Harbor on Webster Street
Location
Oakland, Alameda County, California
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1898; Removed 1926
Railroads
- East Bay Electric Lines
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Streetcar
Design
Pratt through truss swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.79210, -122.27546   (decimal degrees)
37°47'32" N, 122°16'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/563792/4182995 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oakland West
Inventory number
BH 72403 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,794)
Alameda County, California (92)
Alameda, California (15)
Built 1898 (352)
Built during 1890s (3,422)
California (2,819)
Center Pivot Swing Span (106)
East Bay Electric Lines (1)
Lost (32,309)
Lost 1926 (98)
Lost during 1920s (943)
Movable (3,195)
Navigable waterway (2,256)
 Oakland, California (37)
Pin-connected (5,505)
Pratt through truss (6,454)
Pratt truss (10,914)
Rail-and-Road (403)
Railroad (17,179)
Replaced by new bridge (22,018)
Southern Pacific Railroad (726)
Streetcar (292)
Swing (1,624)
Through truss (19,315)
Truss (38,703)

Update Log 

  • September 25, 2020: New photo from Doug Klingerman
  • April 28, 2018: Updated by Luke: Reverted entry back to being for the 1898 iteration of the Webster Street bridge
  • April 28, 2018: Updated by Douglas Butler: Corrected entry
  • June 2, 2016: Added by Douglas Butler

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Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Luke
  • Doug K - dougbcnu [at] gmail [dot] com
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Bay Farm Island Drawbridge (Older)
Posted April 28, 2018, by Douglas Butler

You can move the last photo to the Webster Street Drawbridge Luke