I Street Bridge

I Street Bridge
Coordinates	38°35′10″N 121°30′23″W
Carries	State Route 16 Union Pacific Railroad Martinez Subdivision
Crosses	Sacramento River
Locale	Sacramento, California
Official name	I Street Bridge
Named for	I Street (Sacramento)
Maintained by	Union Pacific Railroad
Characteristics
Design	Swing bridge
Total length	400 ft (120 m)
History
Constructed by	American Bridge Company
I Street Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Sacramento, California
Coordinates	38°35′11″N 121°30′25″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1911 (1911)
Architectural style	Double-Deck Steel Truss
NRHP reference No.	82002233
Added to NRHP	April 22, 1982
Location

The I Street Bridge is a historic metal truss swing bridge which crosses the Sacramento River to link the capital city of Sacramento, California, with Yolo County to the west. Built in 1911, this historic bridge has a vertical clearance of 14 feet 8 inches (4.47 m) and was originally part of State Route 16. It also carries two walkways; one on either side of the roadway.

The lower level of the bridge provides rail access to Sacramento from points south and west; the upper level provides highway access.

It was built to replace an 1867 timber Howe truss swing span bridge, which also carried both railroad and road traffic.

Gallery

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  View from above, showing roadway on top deck and train tracks on lower deck
• 
  The swing span turned to allow a boat to pass

See also

• List of crossings of the Sacramento River

External links

Media related to I Street Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

• I Street Bridge (added 1982 - Structure - #82002233) CA 16, Sacramento
• I Street Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
• NOAA NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
• I Street Bridge Replacement