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'''West Cliff bridge''' carries West Cliff Drive over the railroad tracks that follow the course of the now-undergrounded creek that carries overflow from [[Neary Lagoon]] to Monterey Bay. The first vehicle bridge at this location was a low wharf-style construction by [[Anthony, Elihu|Elihu Anthony]]. A higher bridge was built (probably by [[Lynch, Sedgwick J.|S. J. Lynch]]) when the [[Santa Cruz Railroad]] tracks were laid in 1875. The current heavy-timber-truss bridge dates from 1918, and remains in use following major renovation in 2000.
The '''West Cliff Drive bridge''' carries West Cliff Drive over the railroad tracks that follow the course of the now-undergrounded creek that carries overflow from [[Neary Lagoon]] to Monterey Bay. The first vehicle bridge at this location was a low wharf-style construction by [[Anthony, Elihu|Elihu Anthony]]. A higher bridge was built (probably by [[Lynch, Sedgwick J.|S. J. Lynch]]) when the Santa Cruz Railroad tracks were laid in 1875. The current heavy-timber-truss bridge dates from 1918, and remains in use following major renovation in 2000.
* [[History Pages: 29 - How the trains came to Santa Cruz (part 2)]]
   
   
==Notes==
==Notes==
* [[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (2023 edition)]], Chapter One, item (13).
* [[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]], Chapter One, item (13).
* A drawing of the Anthony bridge can be seen in [[Panorama 1: Bird’s Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1870]]
* A drawing of the Anthony bridge can be seen in [[Panorama 1: Bird’s Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1870]]


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Latest revision as of 23:40, 11 March 2024

The West Cliff Drive bridge carries West Cliff Drive over the railroad tracks that follow the course of the now-undergrounded creek that carries overflow from Neary Lagoon to Monterey Bay. The first vehicle bridge at this location was a low wharf-style construction by Elihu Anthony. A higher bridge was built (probably by S. J. Lynch) when the Santa Cruz Railroad tracks were laid in 1875. The current heavy-timber-truss bridge dates from 1918, and remains in use following major renovation in 2000.

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