Fair Oaks Historical Society

Virtual Walking Tour

You're at the middle of the old Fair Oaks bridge, sometimes called the old red bridge. Some think it was a railroad bridge but that is not the case. No train ever crossed the river between Sacramento and Folsom. The first bridge was built in 1901 and washed out in a flood in 1907. It was rebuilt, higher and stronger, and still stands over a hundred years later. It was the main artery into Fair Oaks from 1901 to 1961 when it was closed to vehicular traffic. We’ll now take you on a descriptive tour of the area surrounding the bridge.

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