Dolores Street and 27th Street

Unfinished History

The San Jose-San Francisco railroad ran across an elevated iron bridge at the intersection of Dolores and 27th Streets for decades, ending during WWII when the bridge was dismantled after the railroad stopped passenger service and the iron was needed for war materiel.

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Northeast view along train bridge, c. 1942.

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Northeast view across 27th and Dolores, 2023.

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1942.

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Removed abutment for iron train bridge still sits on southwest corner of 27th and Dolores, 1942.

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Southwest view across Dolores at 27th, 2023.

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Sign indicating dismantling for war effort, 1942.

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