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Capitola council orders study of replacement and retrofit options for aging Stockton Avenue Bridge
Summary
After engineers described widespread rebar corrosion and ‘scour‑critical’ conditions on the 93‑year‑old Stockton Avenue Bridge, the Capitola City Council voted 4–1 to direct staff to return with a contract to evaluate replacement and retrofit alternatives, funding paths and traffic‑mitigation planning.
The Capitola City Council voted 4–1 on April 9 to direct staff to return with a contract to develop preliminary plans and analysis for multiple replacement and retrofit options for the Stockton Avenue Bridge, a 1933 structure the city’s engineers describe as showing widespread deterioration.
City staff opened the presentation by noting the bridge is approximately 93 years old and that $850,000 has been set aside for studies and early planning — $350,000 previously budgeted by the city and a $500,000 grant from the Department of Water Resources. Julia Harberson of consulting firm CSW summarized the background and said the feasibility work recommended pursuing replacement. Tom Swayze of Biggs Cardoza, the structural engineer, showed photographs of exposed, corroded rebar and described deck delamination observed during openings into the bridge underside.
"We saw probably about 20% of the underside of the…
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