San Jose residents rally to save historic Coyote Creek Trestle from demolition

A growing coalition of San Jose residents has banded together to preserve the city’s last remaining railroad trestle, after the century-old structure’s future was thrown into doubt by a trail expansion project.

Supporters of the Coyote Creek Trestle — a decommissioned timber railroad bridge north of Kelley Park — launched the preservation campaign after San Jose officials suggested it could be demolished and replaced by a steel bridge to serve as a crossing along the planned Five Wounds Trail expansion. Since then, these advocates have written letters, presented at public meetings and circulated a petition in an effort that has already won support from several neighborhood groups and at least one councilmember.