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