Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Stanislaus County, California Bridges: Grand Street Bridge across Dry Creek (2)

September 2014 (37.63722 Degrees, -120.98375 Degrees) Grand Street Bridge
Another view of the Grand Street Bridge across Dry Creek. I'm calling it a concrete arch because I'm not sure if it has any reinforcement. We can see the indentations of the thin slats that were used as formwork on the underside of the bridge. The bridge is about 100 ft long but the other side looks farther away, perhaps because the arch is so tall. It's surprising that we're in an industrial area in downtown Modesto. The photo suggests that we are far from civilization.
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Anonymous said...

Hi, I grew up around this area, and used to explore a lot as a teenager. The Grand St bridge used to have a plaque on it that said it was built in 1906. In the 1990's, the bridge still had the original wooden beam walkways on either side of the bridge, which felt very rickety back then. I always loved the Grand St bridge, and was disappointed that the city of Modesto have it to a private company to own. Now traffic is restricted to employees, and I'm no longer allowed on the bridge.

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