Capitol Mall / Tower Bridge Gateway West

Capitol Mall originates at 9th Street by the California state capitol building. SR 275 formerly began here.

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The right lane of Capitol Mall west between 8th and 7th Streets was converted into both a bike and bus lane in 2015.

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The second travel lane for Capitol Mall commences west from 7th Street.

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Wells Fargo Tower and the US Bank Tower represent the tallest buildings in the city of Sacramento. Both rise along the south side of Capitol Mall between 6th and 5th Streets.

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5th Street intersects Capitol Mall one block south of the Golden 1 Center. The concert and sports arena opened in 2016 as the new home of the Sacramento Kings NBA franchise.

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Capitol Mall west at 4th Street.

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3rd Street connects with I-5 & SR 99 north one block to the north of Capitol Mall.

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Capitol Mall spans Interstate 5 & SR 99 between 3rd and 2nd Streets.

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The Tower Bridge lies one block west of the I-5 under crossing. The signature towers top out at 160 feet in height.

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Interstate 5 and SR 99 shifts east around the Old Sacramento Historic District north of the Capitol Mall over crossing.

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Neasham Circle ties into Capitol Mall from Front Street and the Old Sacramento Historic District.

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A small guide sign alludes to the former off-ramp to West Capital Avenue at the foot of the Tower Bridge. The ramp was removed during the Tower Gateway Bridge through West Sacramento and replaced with a signalized intersection at 3rd Street. This sign references Garden Street, which was renamed Grand Street by 2016.

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The Tower Bridge is a vertical lift bridge that opened on December 15, 1935. It was built in cooperation between the state of California, county of Sacramento, and Sacramento Northern Electric Railroad.¹

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North of the Tower Bridge, the I Street Bridge spans the Sacramento River northwest of Downtown Sacramento and north of The Ziggurat in West Sacramento.

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Crossing the Sacramento River into the city of West Sacramento, the four lane boulevard next meets 3rd Street north and Riverfront Street south.

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The Tower Bridge Gateway redevelopment project included rebuilding what was River Road as a four lane boulevard (Riverfront Street) south to adjacent Raley Field and connecting 3rd Street from The Ziggurat to the north.

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The SR 275 freeway previously traveled uninterrupted from an on-ramp at 5th Street south. 5th Street was extended south across Tower Bridge Gateway to South River Road.

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Tower Bridge Gateway advances south from Grand Street and Delta Lane to a left turn for Ironworks Avenue. The concrete roadway remains along the freeway connection leading to U.S. 50 (Capital City Freeway).

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