# @sachistorymuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSSaRGiFCXQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37989256-sachistorymuseum-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/306c1753f4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-12-15T14:35:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sacramento History Museum (@sachistorymuseum) — https://gondola.cc/sachistorymuseum

## Caption

On December 15, 1935, the Tower Bridge opened linking West Sacramento with the Sacramento’s Downtown at M Street (today’s Capitol Avenue). The Tower Bridge replaced an old steel swing-span bridge built by the Sacramento Northern Railway in 1910, known simply as the M Street Bridge.

Construction of the Tower Bridge by the Department of Public Works began in July 1934 and cost $994,000, which was $294,000 over the projected budget. Over 1,500 people were employed during its construction in a time when Sacramento was certainly feeling the effects of the Great Depression. Designed by Alfred Eichler, the Tower Bridge was the first vertical lift bridge on the California Highway System. Thousands of people attended the opening of the new bridge, which is still one of the most iconic and photographed landmarks in Sacramento today.

In honor of the 90th anniversary of the Tower Bridge opening, Alex discussed the bridge’s history while standing at different locations around the bridge. 

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