Since 1879, trains between Oakland and Sacramento have been ferried across straits of Carquinez; proposed bridge to be double track, steel truss of seven fixed spans, each 531 ft. long, one lift span 328 ft. long and two end deck spans 566 ft. 6 in. and 266 ft. 6 in. long; total length of bridge is 5603 ft. 6 in. (See also Am. Ry. Eng. Assn. -- Bul vol. 30, no. 315, Mar. 1929 pp. 311-319, 7 figs)
The southern pacific company's $12,000,000 bridge across suisun bay
Ry. Age
Railway Age ; 86 , n 10
1929
3 pages
1 Fig.
Article (Journal)
English
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