- City:
- Alameda, Oakland, CA
- Site Type:
- Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Completed:
- 1939
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The High Street bridge crosses the Oakland Estuary to link up the cities of Oakland and Alameda near the south end of the later. Alameda was originally a peninsula connected to Oakland, but a cut was made to extend the estuary in 1902 and improve tidal circulation. The two cities are now linked by bridges and tunnels.
The High Street Bridge was built jointly by the federal government and Alameda County, with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). It is a double leaf bascule draw bridge that cost $750,000 to build and was completed in 1939.
Source notes
City of Alameda, 'Historic Preservation Element' (Alameda Free Library)
Site originally submitted by Gray Brechin on October 12, 2010.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
Site Details
| Total Cost |
|---|
| $750,000.00 |
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Gabriel Milner
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The above says WPA, but the plaque says PWA (which makes sense given it’s a bridge)
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We’ve updated our information.
I am the nearest neighbor to the High Street Bridge. My only regret is the addition of “nubs” the the road bed that increases surface noise and the attraction it must create for car engine noise making that is so assaulting. After that, it’s not a bad neighbor.