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Apr 26, 2024 · It’s one of Santa Cruz’s most iconic landmarks, but the San Lorenzo trestle faces an uncertain future. At issue today is how the 120-year-old trestle will be used in the years to come —...
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at the San Lorenzo River Trestle Bridge Santa Cruz Riverwalk, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. If you’re a fan of the film, The Lost Boys, you may recognize this bridge! This railroad bridge is no longer in operation and now serves as a historical landmark to the Santa Cruz community.
Dec 24, 2020 · Thursday, December 24, 2020. Bridges: San Lorenzo River Mouth. On the eastern edge of the Santa Cruz Main Beach, the San Lorenzo River meanders gently, pulsing with the tides as it exits into the Monterey Bay. After the Santa Cruz Railroad incorporated in June 1873, the river would prove to be one of its greatest obstacles.
Mar 29, 2019 · [Derek R. Whaley] As the railroad route curved out of Ben Lomond, the track finally crossed the San Lorenzo River for the first time. The river is especially wide at this point with a gently-sloping embankment on the east and a sheer rock wall to the west. This crossing, therefore, required substantial bridgework to cross.
Along with informing local residents and visitors about Chinatown history, the Chinatown Bridge Project beautifies the Santa Cruz Riverwalk — the City park that surrounds the lower San Lorenzo River and connects us with this historic river that was the reason Santa Cruz initially formed as a community beginning in the 1780’s.
The San Lorenzo River (Spanish: Río de San Lorenzo) is a 29.3-mile-long (47.2 km) river in the U.S. state of California. The name San Lorenzo derives from the Spanish language for "Saint Lawrence" due to its reported sighting on that saint's feast day by Spanish explorers.
FEATURES: RESTROOM: No. The Santa Cruz Riverwalk runs along the San Lorenzo River levee. It runs from the North at the Highway 1 Bridge, and continues south through Downtown Santa Cruz and ending at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Easy access to downtown Santa Cruz.
