- Leimert Bridge
Leimert Bridge is located in the
Oakmore neighborhood ofOakland, California . It spans 357 feet and is 117 feet high aboveSausal Creek . It is acement andsteel arch bridge . When it was built in 1926, it was the largest single span bridge.The bridge was designed by
George Posey who also designed thePosey Tube tunnel between Oakland and Alameda.Realtor Walter H. Leimert built the bridge in order to develop the Oakmore Heights area. The Park Boulevard #18 street car line spurred off the
Key System and crossed the bridge connecting Oakmore to central Oakland until the late 1940s; the streetcar power lines were then converted to street lighting.It became a City of Oakland
landmark in 1980.References
Mailman. Erika. Oakland Hills (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. 2004. ISBN 0-7385-2926-5
External links
* [http://www.oakmorehomes.org/bridge.html The Leimert Bridge: Historical background] - Oakmore Homes Association with pictures of bridge
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