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Fremont, California · 1876–1979

Drawbridge

AbandonedClosed / restricted

Drawbridge aerial, 2009 · Paguerra, CC BY 3.0

Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.

Approximate area. The map shows only a rough area for this place, not an exact location.

Real history

Drawbridge, formerly Saline City, is a ghost town with an abandoned railroad station at the south end of San Francisco Bay on the Union Pacific line. Formerly a hunting village, it has been a ghost town since the 1970s and is slowly sinking into the marsh. It is part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Wikipedia).

Ghost stories

We found no well-sourced ghost legends for this place. It is listed for its abandoned history.

Then and now

Aerial view of scattered wooden buildings in tidal marsh
Now: Drawbridge from the air, 2009. Photo: Paguerra, CC BY 3.0. Wikimedia Commons

Public access

Closed to the public Wikipedia says it is part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and not open to visitors (Wikipedia). Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.

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