Tower Bridge
A golden vertical lift bridge completed in 1935, linking Sacramento and West Sacramento. It is the most striking landmark in the city.
Tower Bridge is a streamlined Art Deco vertical lift bridge. Its roadway between two towers about 50 meters tall can be raised as a whole to let boats pass. It was painted gold in 2002 to echo the Gold Rush. Pedestrian walkways run across the bridge, so you can walk over the river from Old Sacramento, and photograph the bridge and the old town skyline from the west bank levee. Sunset and night lighting are especially beautiful. Occasionally the bridge hosts events such as farm dinners.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Crocker Art Museum
- Sacramento History Museum
- Old Sacramento
- California State Railroad Museum
- Golden 1 Center
- California Automobile Museum
- Leland Stanford Mansion
- The California Museum