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Bacon Island Road Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bacon Island Road, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

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Bacon Island Road Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bacon Island Road, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

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Significance: The Bacon Island Road Bridge is the oldest highway swing span bridge in California. It is important in local history for its relation to agricultural and economic development in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It is the work of an unknown bridge company which utilized Carnegie Steel and U.S. Steel Company components. The bridge is eligible for a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Survey number: HAER CA-160
Building/structure dates: 1906 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1937 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1949 Subsequent Work

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1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Maul, David, transmitter
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