Tower Bridge
by Aurelia Schanzenbacher
Title
Tower Bridge
Artist
Aurelia Schanzenbacher
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Art
Description
The Tower Bridge is a vertical lift bridge across the Sacramento River, linking West Sacramento in Yolo County to the west, with the capital of California, Sacramento, in Sacramento County to the east. It has also been known as M Street Bridge. It was previously a part of U.S. Route 40 until that highway was truncated to east of Salt Lake City. The bridge is maintained by the California Department of Transportation as part of State Route 275 and connects West Capitol Avenue and Tower Bridge Gateway in West Sacramento with the Capitol Mall in Sacramento.
In 1982, the Tower Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
For years, the bridge was painted with a silver aluminum paint under a special work order,[6][8] but people[who?] complained about glare off the bridge. The concrete pylons were initially painted a sky-blue color.[6] In June 1976 as part of Bicentennial projects, it was painted a yellow-ochre color to match the gold leafed cupola on the nearby State Capitol.
In 2001, as the old paint job could hardly be distinguished, residents who lived within 35 mi (56 km) of the capital voted on a new color scheme. Their choices were all-gold; green, gold and silver; or burgundy, silver and gold.[9] The winning choice was all gold, and it was repainted in 2002. However, that did not lessen the bridge's color controversy. Some people[who?] complained that the new paint was not as gilded as advertised. Others[who?] have suggested that copper would have been a far better color choice, especially in the context of nearby buildings. The new coat is expected to last 30 years.[10]
As of 1963, the bridge is used for pedestrian and vehicle traffic only. By 2007, regional transportation agencies were considering the possibility of adding trolley traffic across the bridge.[citation needed] In 2020, these plans had changed to call for an extension of RT Light Rail to utilize the deck to provide service to West Sacramento.
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