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The I Street Bridge is a historic metal truss
swing bridge A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pi ...
which crosses the
Sacramento River The Sacramento River ( es, Río Sacramento) is the principal river of Northern California in the United States and is the largest river in California. Rising in the Klamath Mountains, the river flows south for before reaching the Sacramento†...
to link the capital city of
Sacramento, California ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...
, with
Yolo County Yolo County (; Wintun: ''Yo-loy''), officially the County of Yolo, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,403. Its county seat is Woodland. Yolo County is incl ...
to the west. Built in 1911, this historic bridge has a vertical clearance of 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 A Howe truss is a truss bridge consisting of chords, verticals, and diagonals whose vertical members are in tension and whose diagonal members are in compression. The Howe truss was invented by William Howe in 1840, and was widely used as a bridg ...
swing span bridge, which also carried both railroad and road traffic. With .


Gallery

File:I Street Bridge aerial close-up 2011.jpg, View from above, showing roadway on top deck and train tracks on lower deck File:I Street Bridge Sacramento.jpg, The swing span turned to allow a boat to pass


See also

* List of crossings of the Sacramento River


References


External links


I Street Bridge (added 1982 - Structure - #82002233) CA 16, Sacramento
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NOAA NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction ServiceI Street Bridge Replacement
Bridges over the Sacramento River Bridges completed in 1911 Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in California Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in California Road-rail bridges in the United States Buildings and structures in Sacramento, California Transportation in Sacramento, California Drawbridges on the National Register of Historic Places Bridges in Sacramento County, California Bridges in Yolo County, California 1911 establishments in California National Register of Historic Places in Yolo County, California National Register of Historic Places in Sacramento, California Steel bridges in the United States Union Pacific Railroad bridges {{SacramentoCA-stub