Redlands in San Bernardino County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Mill Creek Zanja

Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroad Bridges

Photographed by Craig Baker, December 9, 2019

1. Mill Creek Zanja Marker

Inscription. Santa Fe Railroad extended from downtown Redlands following the Mill Creek Zanja. The 1892 wooden bridge crossing the Zanja remains as a visual relic of the famous Kite Shaped Track that extended to Mentone, Highland and San Bernardino. This tourist attraction remained intact until the 1938 flood washed out the Mill Creek bridge. The concrete bridge was constructed in August of 1891 for the Southern Pacific Railroad which traveled to Crafton. Heavy freight trains required increased engineering design.

Erected 2019 by Redlands Conservancy; and San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. (Marker Number 17.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 34° 3.599′ N, 117° 9.089′ W. Marker is in Redlands, California, in San Bernardino County. It can be reached from the intersection of Laramie Avenue and Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling east. Located in Laramie Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area:

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Redlands CA 92374, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

in the Peninsular Ranges,

and specifically in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Mill Creek Zanja (approx. 0.9 miles away); Terrace Congregational Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); First Lugonia School (approx. 1½ miles away); The Redlands Liberty Pole (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ishi Dohroh (approx. 1.8 miles away); Redlands 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lincoln Memorial Shrine (approx. 1.9 miles away); A.K. Smiley Public Library (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Redlands.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related

Photographed by Craig Baker, December 9, 2019

2. Mill Creek Zanja Marker

Southern Pacific bridge foundations.

to this marker. — Mill Creek Zanja, California Historical Landmark.

Mill Creek Zanja image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, December 9, 2019

3. Mill Creek Zanja

Santa Fe bridge foundations.

Photographed by Craig Baker, December 9, 2019

4. Zanja Trail

Tracing the history of the Mill Creek Zanja through Redlands, originally constructed by Native Americans in 1819.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,084 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 13, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.