Sacramento History Museum

"My Toddler Caught Gold Fever!"

The Sacramento History Museum in Old Sacramento has recently unveiled a commemorative photo display following the history of the I Street Bridge for the last 100 years. I took my preschooler and we had WAY more fun than I guessed we would have.

Here's the scoop on the bridge:

Sacramento’s I Street Bridge is rusty and narrow. She’s the ugly best friend of the Tower Bridge and she’s California’s oldest swinger. That’s right; she swings! Although, I’m not sure which way.

A swing bridge can be compared to a pinball flipper; when a large water vessel needs to pass the bridge, car traffic is stopped and the bridge rotates horizontally at a pivot point to let the boat through (it swings.) Never heard of one? I'm not surprised. This type of bridge is old school, like the historic I Street Bridge. Or, in other words;

Yo bridge is so old, when she was built her lanes were still carrying horse and wagon traffic.

Yo bridge is so old; she’s older than the Titanic.

Yo bridge is so old; she's the last of her kind in California.

The Sacramento History Museum invites the community to visit the photo display and learn more about the history of this enduring landmark. Sacramento's I Street Bridge Photo Display runs every Saturday, April 28, 2012 thru Monday, December 31, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Children will also enjoy panning for gold, weighing fruits and veggies on a food scale, and petting fur pelts. The building itself is a replica of Sacramento's 1854 City Hall and Waterworks building.

Cost:
$6 for adults; $4 for youth ages 6-17; free for children five and under.

This review is based on a complimentary visit to the Sacramento History Museum. I received no other compensation and was not asked to express a particular point of view. My opinions are entirely my own.