Fruitvale Bridge, Vertical-lift railway bridge in San Francisco Bay Area, California.
The Fruitvale Bridge is a vertical-lift railway bridge that crosses the Oakland Estuary between Oakland and Alameda in California. The structure uses a Warren through truss design to span the waterway and support rail traffic across the estuary.
The bridge was constructed in 1951 to replace an earlier structure that had carried interurban trains from San Francisco until service ended in 1941. After freight operations ceased in 2000, the bridge has remained out of active rail service.
The structure marks the intersection of industrial heritage and maritime navigation, reflecting the evolution of transportation systems in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The bridge is fixed in a raised position and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. You can view the structure from nearby shorelines and parks that provide views of the estuary and its setting.
After Southern Pacific Railroad operations ceased in 1996 and Union Pacific stopped using it in 2000, the bridge remains permanently raised over the estuary.
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