Isleton Bridge

Isleton Bridge

Isleton Bridge in 2007
Coordinates 38°10′19″N 121°35′38″W / 38.17194°N 121.59389°W / 38.17194; -121.59389Coordinates: 38°10′19″N 121°35′38″W / 38.17194°N 121.59389°W / 38.17194; -121.59389
Carries SR 160
Crosses Sacramento River
Locale Isleton, California
Maintained by Caltrans
Characteristics
Design Tied arch and bascule
Material Concrete, steel
Total length 624 feet (190 m)
Width 18 feet (5.5 m)
Height 21 feet (6.4 m)
Longest span 226 feet (69 m)
Number of spans 9
Piers in water 8
Clearance above 14.8 feet (4.5 m)
History
Designer Charles W. Deterding and Joseph Strauss
Constructed by Jenkins & Elton
Construction end 1923

Isleton Bridge is a historic bascule bridge carrying California State Route 160 across the Sacramento River north of Isleton, California, built in 1923. There are two concrete tied arch spans, each 102 feet (31 m) long, to the east of the main bascule span, which is 226 feet (69 m) long, and four concrete girder spans. The bridge was designed by Sacramento County engineer Charles W. Deterding, with the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago designing the bascule span. Steel portions of the bridge were fabricated by the American Bridge Company and the bridge was constructed by Jenkins & Elton of Sacramento.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Nayyar, Margo; Swim, Tory; Scott, Gloria. "Isleton Bridge (Bridge No. 24-51)" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved 2014-12-15.

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