Drawbridge, California facts for kids
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Drawbridge
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Aerial image of Drawbridge
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda |
| City | Fremont |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Drawbridge (formerly Saline City) is a ghost town with an abandoned railroad station located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay, next to Station Island, now a part of the city of Fremont, California, United States. It is located on the Union Pacific Railroad 6 miles (10 km) south of downtown Fremont, at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m). Formerly used as a hunting village, it has been a ghost town since 1979 and is slowly sinking into the marshlands. It is now part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge and is illegal to visit.
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Abandoned buildings in Drawbridge in 2012
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