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A Little Sacramento Info
The Tower Bridge Built in 1935
INTERESTING FACTS
Final Construction Cost $994,000
Electrical Installation Cost $100,000
Total Lenght 737’
Roadway width 52’
Center lift span is 209’ long
Weight of Center Span, Cables, & Counterweights 5,000,000 lbs
Lift span height above high water 100’
Tower Height 160’ tall
Two Towers rest on two concrete cylindars built to a depth of 50 feet below water
More than 5,000 cubic yards of concrete was used
6,500,000 pounds of steel was use in the frame work
Excavation for the bridge and roadway 23,000 cubic yards of soil
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