Isleton Bridge, Road bridge in Isleton, United States

Isleton Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Sacramento River, built from concrete arches and a movable center section. The structure allows vehicles to pass over the river between the communities on both sides.

Built in 1923, the bridge was designed by Sacramento County engineer Charles W. Deterding, with the bascule span drawn up by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago. Steel parts were fabricated by the American Bridge Company and construction was carried out by Jenkins & Elton of Sacramento.

The bascule span opens to let river traffic through, a routine that has shaped life around the crossing since 1923. The bridge carries State Route 160, the road that links Isleton with the farms and packing sheds of the Sacramento River Delta.

The bridge carries California State Route 160 across the Sacramento River just north of Isleton. There is no sidewalk, so cross by car and park on the Isleton side to look at the bascule span and the two 102-foot concrete tied arches east of it.

The bascule span was designed by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago, while Sacramento County engineer Charles W. Deterding designed the rest. Steel parts came from the American Bridge Company and Jenkins & Elton of Sacramento built the bridge in 1923.