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Aerial view of downtown Santa Cruz, the San Lorenzo River and surrounding area. The Soquel Avenue bridge is in the middle of the photo
The remains of the Twin Lakes streetcar trestle built by the Union Traction Company, visible at low tide in 1975.
Streetcar #16 of the Union Traction Company, westbound on the Soquel Avenue trestle over the San Lorenzo River.
Streetcar #18, of the Union Traction Company, crossing the Soquel Avenue trestle over the San Lorenzo River. The covered bridge was closed to be torn down and replaced with a concrete bridge.
Twin Lakes trestle reconstruction after a washout halted service to Capitola on the Union Traction line.
View of the beach area of Capitola. The large building in the background is the Capitola Hotel. A Union Traction Company electric streetcar is at one end of the bridge.
Rowboaters on Soquel Creek. In the background are three bridges. The closest one is for wagon and pedestrian traffic and next to it, is the streetcar bridge built by the Union Traction Company. In the background is the Southern Pacific railroad…
Men fishing in the San Lorenzo River near the Riverside Avenue Bridge.
The Soquel Avenue Bridge was built in 1874 and was one of the three major crossings over the San Lorenzo River. In 1921, it was dismantled and replaced with a concrete bridge.