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Crockett is located in Contra Costa County, CA along the East Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay. In the early 1900s Crockett was known as a “company town” as more than 95% of its residents were employed by the local sugar cane company California and Hawaiian Sugar Company. While the company is no longer in the economic boom it was in during the 1900s, the company is still present and supports the local economy. Nearby Crockett are the Crockett Hills Regional Park and the Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline, two parts operatd by the East Bay Regional Park District and that have trails and shorelines to explore.
A marina is on the S shore just W of the highway bridges, and a small-boat basin is in Elliot Cove on the N side of the strait opposite Crockett.
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Six-mile-long Carquinez Strait connects San Pablo and Suisun Bays. For the first 3.5 miles it is a little less than 0.5 mile wide, and then widens to about 1 mile. It is deep throughout with the exception of a small stretch of flats on the N shore, and a small shoal area in the bight on the S shore near the E end.
Interstate Route 80 fixed highway bridges cross Carquinez Strait near its W entrance at Semple Point. The channel on each side of the center pier is 998 feet wide; the least clearance is 146 feet through the N span and 132 feet through the S span. Private sound signals are sounded at the bridge piers and racons are at the center of each span of the E bridge.
Power cables cross the strait 0.3 mile W of the highway bridges and 1.2 miles E of it; the minimum clearance is 179 feet.
Crockett, on the S shore just E of the highway bridges, is built around The California and Hawaiian Sugar Co. Refinery. The refinery’s wharf has a 2,715-foot face with 2,815 feet of berthing space with dolphins, and a deck height of 12 feet. A depth of 30 feet is alongside. Four cranes and a conveyor system serve the wharf, maximum unloading rate is 250 tons per hour each; water is available. The wharf is used for receipt and shipment of sugar products and the transfer of bulk liquid molasses; it is owned and operated by California and Hawaiian Sugar Co.
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