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==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]]


[[Category:Bridges, wharves and piers]]  
[[Category:Bridges, wharves and piers]]  
[[Category: Historical markers]]
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Revision as of 18:31, 19 February 2023

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 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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