Jibboom Street Bridge, Road and swing bridge over American River in Sacramento, United States.
The Jibboom Street Bridge is a road bridge spanning the American River in Sacramento, measuring about 290 meters long overall. The structure features a central movable span section and two steel truss approach ramps on either side.
The bridge was built in 1931 and originally featured a movable center span that came from an earlier crossing between Oakland and Alameda. The opening mechanism was removed in 1958 when river shipping traffic stopped.
The bridge stands as an example of early 20th-century engineering, demonstrating the metal rivet-connected Pratt through truss design common in that period.
The bridge sits near Discovery Park and currently handles light vehicular traffic. It serves as a place to explore early industrial engineering and view the river landscape.
The structure once held the title of California's longest swing span and was a significant technical achievement of its era. Today it stands still, showing how transportation and shipping needs shifted across the decades.
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