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Description
Set of 108 photographs of Tower Bridge, part of project HAER No. CA-73. Views 35-41 reproduce original pencil and wash drawings by Alfred Eichler, linoleum block print by Doyt Early and photographs of bridge construction done in 1934-1935 (originals belong to Dept. of Transportation). Includes index: Photographs, written historical and descriptive data / report prepared by John W. Snyder, James Fisher. Photographer, Don Tateishi. Pencil and wash drawings by Alfred Eichler. Sacramento River Bridge, also known as Tower Bridge and M Street Bridge (earlier bridge). Represents rare use of Streamlined Moderne architectural styling in lift bridge, major link in transcontinental highway U.S. 40. Added to National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Engineer/architect was Alfred Eichler, California Division of Highways. Built in 1934-36 to replace M Street Bridge. Bridge is steel through truss vertical lift span, and steel through truss and reinforced concrete and steel plate deck girder approadch spans. View 37 (1992-0316). CA-73-37. Alternate design using stepped towers, pylons capped by lanterns -- view 38 1992-0317). CA-73-38. Design no. 7, March 2, 1934 -- view 39 (1992-0318). CA-73-39. Sketch of actual design, showing ocean-going vessel approaching -- view 40 (1992-0319). CA-73-40. Shows M Street (now Capitol Mall) approach, watchman's shanty, tracks of Sacramento Northern Railway and Southern Pacific Railroad, Rivers Lines building (terminal for Delta Queen and Delta King) -- view 41 (1992-0320). CA-73-41. Drawing of selected bridge design -- view 42 (1992-0321). HA-73-42. Tower Bridge, Sacramento, linoleum block print drawn & made by Doyt Early, circa 1936 -- view 43 (1992-0322). HA-73-43. Preconstruction view of M Street Bridge built in 1911 by Northern Electric Railway -- view 44 (1992-0323). CA-73-44. Shows open swing span of M Street Bridge -- view 45 (1992-0324). HA-73-45. View of M Street Bridge from roof of River Lines terminal, 1934, showing main swing truss. View 46 (1992-0325). CA-73-46. M Street Bridge from Front Street, shows railroad tracks, traffic lanes cantilevered from outside of trusses, 1934 -- view 47 (1992-0326). CA-73-47. Pouring pier 7, 1934 -- view 48 (1992-0327). CA-73-48. Excavating and driving piles for shoofly bridge, Yolo County side, 1934; men and horse team at work -- view 49 (1992-0328). CA-73-49. Shows shoofly bridge under construction at right of M Street Bridge, 1934 -- view 50 (1992-0329). CA-73-50. View from swing span of M St. Bridge, piers of shoofly bridge along channel, I Street Bridge in background, 1934 -- view 51 (1992-0330). CA-73-51. Pouring cap on pier 7, 1934 -- view 52 (1992-0331). CA-73-51. Shows railroad crane-mounted pile driver working on pier 2 of shoofly bridge, 1934 -- view 53 (1992-0332). CA-73-53. Workers placing sheaves for lift span on shoofly bridge, 1935 -- view 54 (1992-0333). CA-73-54. Workers placing spider web bracing on shoofly bridge, 1935.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
18 photographic prints ; 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 in.
Identifier
(C)001431443CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Vertical lift bridges--California--Sacramento Truss bridges--California--Sacramento Swing bridges--California--Sacramento Bridge construction--California--Sacramento Railroad bridges--California--Sacramento Sacramento (Calif.)--Photographs Sacramento River (Calif.)--Photographs Tower Bridge (Sacramento, Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Architectural drawings Prints Progress photographs
Place
California Sacramento Sacramento (Calif.) Sacramento River (Calif.) Tower Bridge (Sacramento, Calif.)
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