1905: (
Archived Bridge Hunter;
Bridge Hunter)
1905 Page Design Bridge
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BridgeHunter_1905
"A bascule bridge is a Page type designed by John W Page he worked with Shnable and Strauss on Trunnion bascule bridges, few of the types were constructed." |
The Page design was indeed rare. Because the
Monon Bridge was illegally scrapped, the
GM&O Bridge is the only one left in the USA.
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BridgeHunter_1905 and Bridges Now and Then posted
Looking south at San Francisco's Third Street Bridge, September 17, 1921. (Horace Chaffee, photographer/SF Department of Public Works) |
1938 Straus Heel Trunnion Bridge
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| 2018 Photo by Geoff Hubbs from AT&T Park via BridgeHunter_1933 |
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HistoricBridges
"This particular example is unusual because it has a roadway that not only occupies the space between truss lines, but also has a roadway that is cantilevered out from the western truss line."
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When I saw the Santa Fe sign, I checked out the railroad activity in this area. SP was on the northwest side, and Santa Fe was on the southeast side.
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| 1950/50 San Francisco North @ 24,000 |
But when this bridge was built, it did accommodate steam locomotives. Note that the cantilevered road was added later.
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BridgeHunter_1933, Credit San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library
Bridge opening May 12, 1933 |
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