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Title	Freeport Bridge
Date	1950
Description	This 1950 photograph shows the Freeport Bridge spanning the Sacramento River. Constructed in 1929, the double leaf Bascule moveable bridge is 656 feet long. Its first tender was Henry Costa, the son of Portuguese immigrants. He retired from bridge tending in 1954, just one year before the bridge underwent considerable rehabilitation.
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.
City/County	Freeport; Sacramento
Subjects	Bridges Courtland, California Rivers Sacramento River
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	195