Tower Bridge (Sacramento, California)
The Tower Bridge is a vertical lift bridge across the Sacramento River, linking West Sacramento in Yolo County to the west, with the capital of California, Sacramento, in Sacramento County to the east. It has also been known as M Street Bridge. It was previously a part of U.S. Route 40 until that highway was truncated to east of Salt Lake City as well as US Route 99W, which served the western portion of the Sacramento Valley from Sacramento to Red Bluff. The bridge is maintained by the California Department of Transportation as part of State Route 275 and connects West Capitol Avenue and Tower Bridge Gateway in West Sacramento with the Capitol Mall in Sacramento.
Tower Bridge | |
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The Tower Bridge just after sunset | |
| Coordinates | 38.580556°N 121.508333°W |
| Carries | Cars, bicycles, pedestrians, and previously railroad on 4 vehicle lanes and 2 bicycle lanes of SR 275 (Tower Bridge Gateway/Capitol Mall) |
| Crosses | Sacramento River, West Sacramento/Sacramento city limits, and Yolo/Sacramento county line |
| Locale | West Sacramento and Sacramento, California |
| Maintained by | Caltrans |
| NBI | 22 0021 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Vertical lift bridge |
| Total length | 737 ft (225 m) |
| Width | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Height | 160 ft (49 m) |
| Longest span | 209 ft (64 m) lift span |
| No. of spans | 8 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| Clearance below | 100 ft (30 m) above high water |
| History | |
| Architect | Alfred Eichler |
| Constructed by | George Pollock & Company |
| Construction cost | US$994,000 (equivalent to $21,220,000 in 2022) |
| Opened | December 15, 1935 |
| Replaces | 1910 Sacramento Northern Railway swing through-truss bridge |
Tower Bridge | |
| Architect | Alfred Eichler |
| Architectural style | Span Drive Type |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004845 |
| Designated | 1982 |
| Location | |
| References | |
In 1982, the Tower Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.