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Title
Sacramento River and S.P.R.R. Drawbridge, California - with color
Date Created and/or Issued
1910
Contributing Institution
Sacramento Public Library
Collection
Sacramento Room Postcards
Rights Information
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description
Shown with this circa 1910 color postcard is the Southern Pacific Railroad drawbridge. Operated by an electric motor, the two floor span cost 80,000 dollars to build. It was the first bridge in California to provide an overhead way for vehicles.
Type
image
Identifier
BBSAC064
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll2/id/934
Subject
Bridges
Rivers
Sacramento River
Boats
Riverboats
Railroads
Railroad, Southern Pacific

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