Oakmore Highlands in Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Leimert Bridge

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado

1. Leimert Bridge Marker

Inscription. The Sausal Creek Arch Bridge, commonly known as the Leimert Bridge since its completion in 1926, is a graceful example of a fixed arch bridge. George Posey, Alameda County Surveyor and engineer of the Posey Tube connecting Alameda to Oakland, designed the concrete and steel bridge, which is 357 feet long and 117 feet high. The Park Boulevard Company, owned by Walter and Henry Leimert was responsible for building the bridge and running a Key System streetcar line across it, so that they could then develop Oakmore Highlands on the other side of the canyon from Park Boulevard. It spans the scenic Dimond Canyon, originally part of the Antonio Maria Peralta land grant, and once the site of extensive lumbering activities, when the giant redwoods which originally crowned the Oakland hills were cleared and floated by creek down to Lake Merritt and the San Francisco Bay.

The Leimert Bridge was declared an Oakland city landmark in 1980, and this plaque was dedicated by the Oakmore Homes Association in 2002.

This plaque co-sponsored by Oakland Heritage Alliance

Erected 2002 by Oakmore Homes Association. (Marker Number 40.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location.

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37° 48.745′ N, 122° 12.843′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Oakmore Highlands. Marker is on Leimert Boulevard east of Park Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. The metal marker is mounted to the concrete bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oakland CA 94602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Corpus Christi Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Leimert Bridge (about 400 feet away); Voyage of the Brooklyn (approx. 0.8 miles away); Shepherd Canyon Highway That Almost Was (approx. one mile away); The Railroad History of Shepherd Canyon (approx. one mile away); The Funeral Pyre (approx. 1.1 miles away); A Haven for Artists (approx. 1.2 miles away); Joaquin Miller’s Abbey (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.

More about this marker. There is an identical marker on the opposing corner of the bridge.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Leimert Bridge

Also see . . .
1. Oakmore Highlands. A Bit of History: Oakland Unfolded

"The Leimert Bridge was designed in 1926, by George A. Posey, to safely accommodate vehicle traffic, Park Boulevard
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 20, 2023

2. Leimert Bridge and Marker
Streetcars, and pedestrians."

(Submitted on May 21, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

2. Key System. Wikipedia

"The Key System (or Key Route) was a privately owned company that provided mass transit in the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda,[2] Emeryville, Piedmont, San Leandro, Richmond, Albany, and El Cerrito in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area from 1903 until 1960, when it was sold to a newly formed public agency, AC Transit."

(Submitted on May 21, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

3. History of the Leimert Bridge. Oakmore Homes Association

"When finished, the Leimert Bridge, named for the boulevard it supports as wells as the developer who commissioned it was the largest single span bridge of its time."

(Submitted on May 21, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Key Line train going over the Leimert Bridge image. Click for full size.

3. Key Line train going over the Leimert Bridge

Promotional Advertisement and Bridge Rendering image. Click for full size.

4. Promotional Advertisement and Bridge Rendering

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 21, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.