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Jibboom Street Bridge | |
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 Elevation of swing span from the river in 2004 | |
| Coordinates | 38°35′59″N 121°30′22″W / 38.599709°N 121.506203°W |
| Carries | Jibboom Street |
| Crosses | American River |
| Locale | Sacramento, California |
| Official name | Jibboom Street Bridge |
| Other name(s) | American River Swing Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Metal subdivided warren truss swing bridge with Parker truss approach spans |
| Material | Metal (steel) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Closed | August 17, 2018—April 2, 2019 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | None |
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The Jibboom Street Bridge is a historic metal truss swing bridge located on Jibboom Street in Sacramento, California, crossing the American River in Sacramento County. The main swing span is flanked by two Parker through truss spans.[1]
The bridge opened on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1931.[2] Originally named the "American River Bridge," it allowed motorists to bypass the old Natomas Trestle, providing a more direct link to Sacramento from the Sacramento River Highway.[3] The bridge's main central swing span was originally built as part of the Webster Street Bridge, connecting Oakland and Alameda. That bridge had been recently reconstructed following a January 1926 ship collision with its central swing span.[4] Following the October 1928 opening of the Posey Tube, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors sold the Webster Street bridge at auction to Sacramento County.[5] In late December, 1928, workers disassembled the central swing span and floated it to Antioch by barge where it remained until March of 1930 when it was barged up the Delta to Sacramento.[6]
The operator control house was removed by 1958, and the machinery that allowed it to swing was removed shortly after, rendering it permanently closed to marine traffic. Until the construction of the Interstate 5 viaduct parallel to it in 1968, the Jibboom Street Bridge carried most of the traffic northbound from Sacramento.[7]
- ^ Stephen D. Mikesell, Historic Highway Bridges of California, Sacramento: California Department of Transportation, 1990.
- ^ "American River Bridge Provides Capital with New Entrance To City". Modesto News-Herald. April 11, 1931.
- ^ "Work Begins on New River Bridge". The Sacramento Bee. March 1, 1930. p. 2.
- ^ "Webster Street Bridge to Go Inland". Oakland Tribune. November 30, 1928.
- ^ "Contract Let to Transplant Webster Bridge". Oakland Tribune. August 29, 1929. p. 44.
- ^ "Webster Street Bridge Removal Gets Under Way". Oakland Tribune. December 11, 1928. p. 1.
- ^ "American River - Historic Bridges and Tunnels - California Department of Transportation Library Digital Collections". California Department of Transportation Library. California Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-02-21.