Image / Northern Electric R.R. Bridge Over Sacramento River, Sacramento, California

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Title: Northern Electric R.R. Bridge Over Sacramento River, Sacramento, California
Date Created and/or Issued: 1915
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: This 1915 postcard shows the Northern Electric Railroad's bridge, spanning the Sacramento River at M Street. Built of steel in 1911, and supported by five piers that penetrated as much as 60 feet below the river bed, the structure boasted a single railway, twin roadways and pedestrian walks. The bridge was built by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company.
Type: image
Identifier: BBSAC067
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll2/id/937
Subject: Railroad, Sacramento Northern
Bridges
Rivers
Sacramento River
Railroads
Houseboats
Boats

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