Crosses Sausal Creek Constructed by Walter H. Leimert Opened 1926 Total length 109 m Locale Oakland | Design George Posey Address Oakland, CA 94602, USA Height 36 m Body of water Sausal Creek Materials Cement, Steel | |
Similar Sausal Creek, Miller Creek, Fruitvale Bridge, San Rafael Creek, Marin Islands | ||
Leimert Bridge is located in the Oakmore neighborhood of Oakland, California. It spans 357 ft (109 m) and is 117 ft (36 m) high above Sausal Creek. It is a cement and steel arch bridge. When it was built in 1926, it was the largest single-span bridge on the West Coast.
The bridge was designed by George Posey who also designed the Posey 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.
Hiking Trails that travel under the bridge, can be accessed from the Sausal Creek train heads at Dimond Park and off Benevides Ave.