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Southern Pacific Swing Bridge


Location
State California
Country United States




Navigation
Latitude 37° 29" 51'
Longitude -122° 6" 32'
Format DD DMS
Body of water San Francisco Bay
Horizontal Clearance 125 feet
Closed Vertical Clearance 13 feet
Current Conditions
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Temperature: 63F
Dewpoint: 63F

Mostly Cloudy
High: 70F
Low: 50F

Partly Cloudy
High: 70F
Low: 48F

Partly Cloudy
High: 66F
Low: 45F

Partly Cloudy

Introduction:
The South Pacific Railroad Swing Bridge is a discontinued swing bridge that used to carry rail traffic across South San Francisco Bay into Palo Alto. It has been abandoned and is permanently in the open position.

Navigating the Bridge:
Use NOAA Chart 18651.

Charatceristics: The bridge has a closed vertical clearance of 13 feet with 125 feet of clearance within the center span. Traveling southward, depths shallow quickly past flashing red “16” at Dumbarton Point.

Bridge Schedule:
This bridge is no longer in use by rail traffic and has been left permanently in the open position

Local Notices to Mariners:
Local Notices to Mariners are now exclusively available online from the U.S. Coast Guard.