The Helen Madere Memorial Rio Vista Bridge
United States / Rio Vista, California
Location ID: #10195903
The Rio Vista Bridge (officially the Helen Madere Memorial Bridge) is a continuous truss span with a vertical-lift bridge in the middle which carries California State Route 12 across the Sacramento River at Rio Vista, California. The present bridge was completed in 1960 and is one of several moveable bridges spanning rivers in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[6] It is named after Helen Madere, who served as vice-mayor of Rio Vista. As of 2013 the bridge carries approximately 21,000 cars per day.
Location Category:
- TRANSPORTATION - *;
- TRANSPORTATION - Bridges - Moveable Bridges