Carquinez Bridge: 1927-2007

by John V. Robinson

On May 21, 1927 the Carquinez Bridge opened to traffic between Crockett and Vallejo, California. Just a few miles north of San Francisco, the Carquinez Bridge was the longest highway bridge in the world when it opened.
It was also the first bridge across any part of the San Francisco Bay. The reason you have never heard of this magnificent bridge is because its opening was upstaged by Charles Lindbergh's landing in Paris For most of its working...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1634990145
• ISBN13: 9781634990141
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: America Through Time
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.7" x 8.8"