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Figure 2.19: Damage from the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake near Monterey Bay<br />

Several intriguing comparisons can be made regarding the seismic performance of highway and<br />

railroad bridges in the lower Salinas River region. The Salinas River Highway Bridge is located<br />

roughly 5 km from the Moss Landing site. Damage to a highway bridge at this site during the<br />

1906 earthquake is illustrated in Figure 2.20. The ground displacement moved the base of the<br />

pier 2.8 m toward the river. The bridge deck and truss acted as strut, holding the tops of piers in<br />

place while their bases shifted inward.<br />

Figure 2.20: South Terminal Pier of Bridge over Salinas River 6.4 km South of Salinas<br />

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