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Hospital Bridge

Sierra County, California
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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Downie River on Former Upper Main Street
Location
Downieville, Sierra County, California
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1910 by Western Bridge and Construction Company; bypassed 1986
Builder
- Western Bridge & Construction Co. of Omaha, Nebraska
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 100.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 10, 2012
Also called
Downieville Steel Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.56979, -120.82224   (decimal degrees)
39°34'11" N, 120°49'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/687062/4382275 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Downieville
Inventory numbers
NRHP 12000400 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 52754 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1910 (771)
Built during 1910s (6,974)
California (1,671)
Downieville, California (4)
NR-listed (2,384)
Open to pedestrians (2,173)
Owned by county (16,720)
 Pratt through truss (3,292)
Pratt truss (5,856)
Sierra County, California (10)
Through truss (9,587)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,757)
Truss (24,155)
Western Bridge & Construction Co. (9)

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2012: Added by K. A. Erickson

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Hospital Bridge
Posted June 26, 2012, by K. A. Erickson

This is but one of a quartet of bridges in the greater Downieville area that are working their way through the NRHP system.

It's tentative listing number is 12000400

Others:

Durgan Bridge - 12000398

Hansen Bridge - 12000399

Jersey Bridge - 12000401