Drawbridge, California
Drawbridge (formerly Saline City) is a ghost town with an abandoned railroad station located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay, next to Station Island, now a part of the city of Fremont, California, United States. It is located on the Union Pacific Railroad 6 miles (10 km) south of downtown Fremont, at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m). Formerly used as a hunting village, it has been a ghost town since 1979 and is slowly sinking into the marshlands. It is now part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and is illegal to visit.
Drawbridge | |
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Former settlement | |
Aerial image of Drawbridge | |
Drawbridge Location in the San Francisco Bay Area | |
Coordinates: 37°27′54″N 121°58′28″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Alameda |
City | Fremont |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
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