Fruitvale Bridge
The Fruitvale Bridge and the Fruitvale Avenue Bridge (the latter officially the Miller-Sweeney Bridge at Fruitvale Avenue) are parallel bridges that cross the Oakland Estuary, linking the cities of Oakland and Alameda in California. The Fruitvale Bridge is a vertical-lift Warren through truss railroad moveable bridge, while the Fruitvale Avenue Bridge is a steel stringer road bascule bridge that connects Fruitvale Avenue in Oakland with Tilden Way in Alameda.
Fruitvale Bridge | |
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Fruitvale Avenue railroad bridge (foreground), Miller-Sweeney bridge in background | |
| Coordinates | 37°46′08″N 122°13′48″W |
| Carries | railroad |
| Crosses | Oakland Estuary |
| Locale | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Vertical-lift bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Height | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Clearance below | 65 ft (20 m) (raised) |
| History | |
| Closed | 2000 |
| Location | |
Fruitvale Avenue Bridge | |
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Partially raised bascule on road bridge, immediately behind rail bridge. | |
| Coordinates | 37°46′08″N 122°13′48″W |
| Carries | cars and trucks on Fruitvale (Oakland) and Tilden Avenues (Alameda) |
| Official name | Miller-Sweeney Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Single leaf bascule bridge |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Total length | 215 ft (66 m) |
| Width | 52 ft (16 m) roadway 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) sidewalks |
| Clearance below | 15 ft (4.6 m) (high tide) 21 ft (6.4 m) (low tide) |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| History | |
| Designer | McCreary-Koretsky International |
| Constructed by | Hensel Phelps |
| Fabrication by | Kaiser Steel |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 15,300 |
| Location | |
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