Isleton Bridge

38°10′19″N 121°35′38″W / 38.17194°N 121.59389°W / 38.17194; -121.59389Carries SR 160CrossesSacramento RiverLocaleIsleton, CaliforniaMaintained byCaltransCharacteristicsDesignTied arch and basculeMaterialConcrete, steelTotal length624 feet (190 m)Width18 feet (5.5 m)Height21 feet (6.4 m)Longest span226 feet (69 m)No. of spans9Piers in water8Clearance above14.8 feet (4.5 m)HistoryDesignerCharles W. Deterding and Joseph StraussConstructed byJenkins & EltonConstruction end1923Location

Isleton Bridge is a historic bascule bridge carrying California State Route 160 across the Sacramento River north of Isleton, California, built in 1923. There are two concrete tied arch spans, each 102 feet (31 m) long, to the east of the main bascule span, which is 226 feet (69 m) long, and four concrete girder spans. The bridge was designed by Sacramento County engineer Charles W. Deterding, with the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago designing the bascule span. Steel portions of the bridge were fabricated by the American Bridge Company and the bridge was constructed by Jenkins & Elton of Sacramento.^[1]

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in California
• List of crossings of the Sacramento River

References

Further reading

• Mikesell, Stephen D. (1990). Historic Highway Bridges of California. Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.

External links

• Media related to Isleton Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CA-55, "Isleton Bridge, Spanning Sacramento River at Post Mile 5.95 of California State Highway 160, Isleton, Sacramento County, CA", 43 photos, 1 color transparency, 34 data pages, 6 photo caption pages
• Isleton Bridge at Structurae