Santa Clara County, California Bridges: Alum Rock Park Upper Bridge across Upper Penitencia Creek

May 2014 (37.39694 Degrees, -121.79812 Bridges) Alum Rock Park Upper Bridge

Another important bridge in Alum Rock Park is the Alum Rock Park Upper Bridge. This is a simple bridge, a slab supported by concrete arch ribs with a stone facade. The ribs continue above the deck to become stone barrier rails. It was built in 1913 and crosses Upper Penitencia Creek. It's 42 ft long and 18 ft wide. I read that it was a pedestrian bridge but it seemed open for vehicular traffic when I visited the site.

Santa Clara County, California Bridges: Alum Rock Park Upper Bridge across Upper Penitencia Creek by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.