Drawbridge, California

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Drawbridge is an abandoned hunting village located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay, in unincorporated Santa Clara County. It is one of two ghost towns in the county (the other being Holy City).

Drawbridge was created by the narrow-gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad on Station Island in 1876 and consisted of one small cabin for the operator of the railroad's two drawbridges; crossing Mud Creek Slough and Coyote Creek Slough to connect Newark with Alviso and San Jose. The drawbridges were removed long ago. The only road leading into this town is the Southern Pacific Railroad track. The town's last resident is said to have left in 1979.

For years, the San Jose Mercury News incorrectly reported that the town was a ghost town and that the residents left valuables behind. As a result, the people still living had their homes looted, leading to the newspaper's nickname "San Jose Murky News."