Leimert Bridge
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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.
The multi-use trails of Dimond Canyon travel under the bridge and can be accessed from the Dimond Canyon Trail off El Centro Ave, or Old Cañon Trail off Benevides Ave.
References
Mailman. Erika. Oakland Hills (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. 2004. Template:ISBN
External links
- The Leimert Bridge: Historical background - Oakmore Homes Association with pictures of bridge
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- Bridges in Alameda County, California
- Buildings and structures in Oakland, California
- Road bridges in California
- Bridges completed in 1926
- 1926 establishments in California
- Arch bridges in the United States
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Concrete bridges in California
- Oakland Designated Landmarks