Under Menlo Park

New model may improve Bay Area seismic hazard maps, according to Stanford researchers

The Santa Cruz Mountains define the geography of the Bay Area south of San Francisco, protecting the Peninsula from the Pacific Ocean’s cold marine layer

by Danielle Torrrent Tucker
on February 27, 2022

Under Menlo: The Pope Street Bridge

After Leland Stanford Jr. died in 1884, the Stanfords decided to build a university in his honor, the corner stone of which was laid in

by Jym Clendenin
on April 5, 2011

Under Menlo: Middlefield Road crosses San Francisquito Creek

A plaque placed on the south side of the Middlefield Road bridge by the City of Palo Alto in 1969 implies that a ford at

by Jym Clendenin
on March 11, 2011

Under Menlo: Willow Place bike/pedestrian bridge

In 1888 Timothy Hopkins (1859-1936), the adopted son of Mary Hopkins, the otherwise childless widow of railroad builder Mark Hopkins, inherited Sherwood Hall, the massive

by Jym Clendenin
on March 1, 2011

Spotted: New bridge over San Francisquito Creek?

We've noticed lemonade stands sprouting all over Menlo Park this weekend, so it's not surprising that the warm weather would prompt some water play as

by Linda Hubbard
on January 23, 2011

Under Menlo: Ira E. Bonde bike/pedestrian bridge

If you’re driving south on Alma Street in Menlo Park on a dark night after having drunk too much, you might be tempted to drive

by Jym Clendenin
on January 11, 2011

Under Menlo: San Francisquito Creek railroad bridge

In the photo above, El Palo Alto looms above the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge that spans San Francisquito Creek. Built in 1902 when the original

by Linda Hubbard
on December 28, 2010

Under Menlo: El Camino Real crosses San Francisquito Creek

San Mateo County was carved off from San Francisco County in 1856 soon after California became a state in 1848.  The new county's southern boundary,

by Jym Clendenin
on December 9, 2010

Under Menlo: The Ohlone-Menlo bike/pedestrian bridge

The bike/pedestrian bridge over the San Francisquito Creek at San Mateo Drive is sometimes known as the Ohlone-Menlo bridge since the Stanford side of the

by Jym Clendenin
on November 10, 2010

Under Menlo: Sand Hill Road bridge over San Francisquito Creek

Today Sand Hill Road crosses San Francisquito Creek over a modern four-lane, steel-reinforced concrete bridge built in 2004 to replace a 2-lane version built in

by Jym Clendenin
on November 4, 2010