Antioch Bridge, Antioch California

The Antioch Bridge Located in northern California, it crosses the San Joaquin River-Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel, linking Antioch in Contra Costa County with Sherman Island in southern Sacramento County.
The original structure was completed in 1926. The narrow ship channel afforded by the raised the center span led to marine traffic colliding with the bridge in 1958, 1963, 1970. The 1970 ramming spurred efforts to build a replacement bridge. In 1978 the high arch replacement bridge open.
In 1965, three circus lions escaped from a truck passing over the Antioch Bridge. Two were quickly recaptured, but one drowned after falling into the river.
Bridge Facts At-A-Glance
Location: State Route 160 between Contra Costa and Sacramento counties
Structure: Steel plate girder
Length: 1.8 miles
Vertical Clearance: 135 feet
Channel Span: 460 feet
Opened: • Original structure: January 1926 (replaced)
• New Structure: December 1978
Cost: • 1926 Structure: $2 million
• 1978 Structure: $34 million
Auto Toll: $7
Carpools: $3.50
Collection: One way, northbound in Antioch
Traffic Lanes: One lane in each direction
FY 2022-23 Total Toll-Paid Vehicles: 3,235,273
FY 2022-23 Total Tolls Collected: $23,049,802