Haystack's Landing Bridge (New)
This bridge will be constructed in 2015
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
BH Photo #292759
Replacement of the swing bridge has started and will continue through 2015.
I think that "under construction" implies that the bridge isn't in place?
Needs to be stated that this bridge is not yet in place. It was built in 1985 to replace a much older draw span in the Galveston causeway. In turn it was replaced by a newer much longer span vertical lift bridge.
Sonoma Marin (SMART) bought it to replace the currently in place 1903 span which appeared to be way beyond condition that made rehabilitation feasible.
The contract to install this bridge in Petaluma has just been awarded, so it is not yet in place and probably won't be for another year or so.
This bridge was not designed/built by the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company. It was designed and built by the American Bridge Company, 1985-87. I was the project manager/lead engineer.