Modesto Arch

Modesto Arch
The arch in 2010, before renovation.
General information
Year(s) built1912
Topped-out1912
Completed1912
Opened1912
Inaugurated1912
Renovated2012

The Modesto Arch is a centennial slogan arch, built in 1912, to welcome automobile drivers to Modesto, California where it currently stands at the intersection of 9th and I Streets. The arch bears the city's motto, "Water, Wealth, Contentment, Health", illuminated by 696 incandescent lightbulbs.