San Joaquin River Viaduct

Completed main span in February 2021
Construction of the main span in February 2020
Construction of the main span in July 2019
Construction of the pergola structure in February 2019

The San Joaquin River Viaduct is a bridge built to carry California High-Speed Rail over the San Joaquin River.

Most of the bridge is in the city of Fresno, California, in Fresno County, although the portion north of the center line of the river is in Madera County. It is the second major river crossing built for the high-speed rail line, after the Fresno River Viaduct to the north.[1]

The 4,741-foot (1,445 m) bridge combines a double concrete arch span crossing the river with a pergola structure to carry the high-speed tracks over Union Pacific Railroad Fresno Subdivision tracks.[2][3][4] The river crossing is immediately upstream of the Union Pacific and California State Route 99 bridges.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b "Construction Package One Overview" (PDF). California High-Speed Rail Authority. January 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  2. ^ "San Joaquin River Viaduct". California High-Speed Rail Authority. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  3. ^ Lurie, George (April 21, 2016). "Rail projects begin to alter Valley landscape, impact local businesses". The Business Journal. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  4. ^ Sheehan, Tim (February 26, 2015). "Rail contractors test bridge piling near San Joaquin River". Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  5. ^ "City of Fresno Design Guidelines: California High-Speed Train Project" (PDF). City of Fresno. June 15, 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-03.