File:"First Bridge" plaque. - Virginia Street Bridge, Spanning Truckee River at Virginia Street, Reno, Washoe County, NV HAER NV-14-15.tif

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"First Bridge" plaque. - Virginia Street Bridge, Spanning Truckee River at Virginia Street, Reno, Washoe County, NV

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"First Bridge" plaque. - Virginia Street Bridge, Spanning Truckee River at Virginia Street, Reno, Washoe County, NV
Photographer

Related names:

Leonard, John B
Stewart, T K
Rainshadow Associates, contractor
Fisher, Martin, photographer
Boyne, Katharine R, historian
Koval, Ana B, historian
Title
"First Bridge" plaque. - Virginia Street Bridge, Spanning Truckee River at Virginia Street, Reno, Washoe County, NV
Depicted place Nevada; Washoe County; Reno
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER NV-14-15
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Notes
  • Significance: The Virginia Street Bridge, built in 1905, is the oldest functioning bridge in Reno and was the first reinforced concrete bridge in the State of Nevada. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under criteria A and C. This Virginia Street Bridge was built by the Cotton Brothers and Company of Oakland, CA, under the direction of T.K. Steward, of Reno, as Engineer in Charge. The bridge was designed by John B. Leonard of San Francisco, CA, one of the most important early 20th century bridge engineers in California. The Virginia Street Bridge provides a continuous north-south roadway through downtown Reno on Virginia Street (U.S. Highway 395 Business) following one of the earliest transportation routes through the Truckee Meadows leading to Virginia City and the Comstock Lode, Carson City, and California. A bridge has stood at this location since 1859. The two span reinforced concrete filled spandrel arch bridge of today, one of two in the State, replaced the iron bridge in 1905 when the growth of Reno necessitated a larger bridge.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N869
  • Survey number: HAER NV-14
  • Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
References

This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 80002471.
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/nv0139.photos.198730p
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
Object location39° 31′ 46.99″ N, 119° 48′ 46.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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