The Carquinez Strait: Gateway to California's Riches. . The bridges, oil refineries, factories and ports along the East Bay shoreline reflect a commercial history that dates back to the Gold Rush. The Carquinez Strait provided easy passage for ships carrying cargo and people to and from the gold fields and Central Valley. The strait's distance from population center, combined with its access to deepwater ports, made it an advantageous industrial location. At one time your view would have included another oil refinery, a black powder factory, as well as a lead, silver and gold smelter with the world's tallest smokestack. , The Al Zampa Memorial Bridge completed in 2003 is the third bridge to span the mouth of the Carquinez Strait. These bridges were designed for trucks and automobiles to traverse the waterway. Another bridge near Benecia allows trains to cross the strait. Ships, barges, tugs and ferries, however, continue to play an important roe in moving people, oil, cars, agricultural products and hundreds of other commodities across California.
The bridges, oil refineries, factories and ports along the East Bay shoreline reflect a commercial history that dates back to the Gold Rush. The Carquinez Strait provided easy passage for ships carrying cargo and people to and from the gold fields and Central Valley. The strait's distance from population center, combined with its access to deepwater ports, made it an advantageous industrial location. At one time your view would have included another oil refinery, a black powder factory, as well as a lead, silver and gold smelter with the world's tallest smokestack.
The Al Zampa Memorial Bridge completed in 2003 is the third bridge to span the mouth of the Carquinez Strait. These bridges were designed for trucks and automobiles to traverse the waterway. Another bridge near Benecia allows trains to cross the strait. Ships, barges, tugs and ferries, however, continue to play an important roe in moving people, oil, cars, agricultural products and hundreds of other commodities across California.
W. Marker is in Vallejo, California, in Solano County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Dump Road and Lawes Street. The marker is located on the Mare Island San Pablo Bay Hiking Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vallejo CA 94592, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Carquinez Bridge -- Wikipedia. This new bridge was named the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, after an ironworker who worked on a number of the San Francisco Bay Area bridges, including the Golden Gate Bridge, and the original 1927 Carquinez span. (Submitted on September 8, 2023, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 1, 2022
2. The Carquinez Strait: Gateway to California's Riches Marker
The marker is on the right.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer
3. The Carquinez Strait and Al Zampa Memorial Bridge.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2023, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2023, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.