Alameda County, California Bridges: State Route 238 Bridge across Alameda Creek

June 2014 (37.57472 Degrees, -121.96972 Degrees) 

Just as San Lorenzo Creek formed Castro Valley in central Alameda County, Alameda Creek formed Niles Canyon in southern Alameda County. This area is has a relatively long history. The First Transcontinental Railroad went through the canyon on its way to San Francisco. The Sunol Aqueduct supplied water to the City. 'El Camino Viejo a Los Angeles' went through the canyon. Many of these lifelines continue to serve the area. The road to Los Angeles has become scenic State Route 84. The tracks of the Transcontinental Railroad are still used by the Altamont Commuter Express and by the Niles Canyon Railway. The Sunol Water Temple was recently renovated.

Niles Canyon ends in the City of Fremont where Alameda Creek is crossed by several roadway and railway bridges. The Alameda Creek Bridge (33 0003) is a haunched concrete T girder bridge that carries SR 238 (Mission Blvd) over the creek. The bridge is 433 ft long, 85 ft wide, and was built in 1937. Just downstream of the bridge is a railway bridge and a dam (see photo below).

Alameda County, California Bridges: State Route 238 Bridge across Alameda Creek by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.