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Side View of the Tower Bridge as Seen From the East Side of the Sacramento River
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Side View of the Tower Bridge as Seen From the East Side of the Sacramento River
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Title
Side
View
of the
Tower
Bridge
as
Seen
From the
East
Side
of the
Sacramento
River
Date
1937
Description
In this
circa
1937
photograph
, the
superstructure
of the
Tower
Bridge
is
visible
from the
east
side
of the
Sacramento
River
. At
700
feet
long
and
70
feet
wide
, the
bridge
required
over
7,600
cubic
yards
of
concrete
,
932
fir
stands
, and
3,250
tons
of
steel
for
support
.
Prior
to
breaking
ground
,
various
logistical
issues
needed
to be
dealt
with, the
most
vexing
of
which
was the
Sacramento
Northern
Railroad
Company’s
fifty-year
franchise
on the
use
of the
bridge
that was
set
to
expire
in
1960
. The
original
plans
for the
bridge
did
not
account
for
rail
access
and
State
officials
were
either
willing
to
relocate
to
L
Street
or
withdraw
entirely
.
After
considerable
haggling
between
Sacramento
Northern
and the
State
Highways
Commission
, a
deal
was
made
to
supply
rail
access
to the
bridge
with the
allotment
of a
13
foot-wide
berth
between
the
two
two-lane
auto
ways
.
Notice
the
overhead
wires
for the
Sacramento
Northern
cars
and
locomotives
,
which
were
almost
exclusively
electric
.
Format
8 x 10 in.; b&w
Holding Institution
Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood
M
Street
;
West
Capitol
Avenue
City/County
Sacramento
Subjects
Bridges
Collection
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number
118
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