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Tower Bridge
Photo: Michael Grindstaff of Sacramento, CA, edited by Fir0002, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Tower Bridge

Also known as Tower Bridge; M Street Bridge; Capitol Avenue Bridge

On the National Register since 198244 years
Listed 1982Sacramento
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About Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge, at CA 275 across Sacramento River, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 24, 1982. The Register lists it for its engineering, transportation and architecture, at the state level.

What it isBridge in Sacramento and West Sacramento, California. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 38 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 30 minutes

CA 275 across Sacramento River, Sacramento · about 1.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Tower BridgeStart here
  2. 2Southside ParkSite · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Mary Haley Galarneaux HouseLate Victorian · Built 1890 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Lawrence WarehouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Stanford-Lathrop HouseSecond Empire · 0.3 mi on
Around it

27 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BNisei VFW Post 8985Building0.4 miBCrocker, E. B., Art GalleryItalian Villa · Built 18850.4 miStI Street BridgeStructure0.4 miDNew Helvetia Historic DistrictDistrict0.6 miBHeilbron HouseItalianate0.6 miBBlue Anchor BuildingSpanish Colonial Revival0.7 miDCapitol Extension DistrictClassical0.7 miSSacramento City CemeterySite0.8 miBSutter ClubBuilding0.8 miBHotel LenhartBuilding0.8 miBAmerican Cash Apartments-American Cash StoreBuilding0.8 miBTravelers' HotelBuilding0.8 mi★Old Sacramento Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 mi★Pony Express TerminalBuilding0.8 miSJ Street WreckSite0.8 miBCalifornia State CapitolBuilt 18740.9 miBWestminster Presbyterian ChurchLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.9 miBRuhstaller BuildingBuilding0.9 mi
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BCoolot Company BuildingCalifornia Arts and Crafts0.9 miBMerchants National Bank of SacramentoClassical Revival · Built 19210.9 miBSouthern Pacific Railroad Company's Sacramento DepotSimplified Mediterranean0.9 mi★"Big Four" HouseBuilding0.9 miBHotel SenatorItalian Renaissance · Built 19241 miBHotel RegisRenaissance1 miBMohr and Yoerk MarketBuilt 19111 miBSacramento City LibraryItalian Renaissance · Built 19181 miBU.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Federal BuildingFrench Renaissance · Built 19331 mi

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Questions about Tower Bridge

Is Tower Bridge on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 24, 1982 (Register number 82004845).

Is Tower Bridge a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Stanford-Lathrop House, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Tower Bridge?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Tower Bridge?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 38 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123860676 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.