Freeman's Crossing Bridge, Spanning Middle Fork of Yuba River at CA State Highway 49, North San Juan, Nevada County, CA
Summary
Significance: Freeman's Crossing Bridge, also known as the Middle Yuba Bridge and determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, is an excellent example of a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge built using poured-in-place concrete construction. It is also significant for its contribution to the modern development of a transportation link a statewide effort to link California county seats.
Survey number: HAER CA-131
Building/structure dates: 1920- 1921 Initial Construction
Tags
bridges
concrete arch bridges
open spandrel arches
transportation
dobbins
freeman
bridge
middle
fork
middle fork
yuba
yuba river
highway
state highway
north san juan
nevada
nevada county
san juan
california
austin broadstreet fletcher
historic american engineering record
h e jarrington
david maul
nevada county board of supervisors
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Jarrington, H E
Fletcher, Austin Broadstreet
Nevada County Board of Supervisors
Maul, David, transmitter
Location
Dobbins
,
39.34291, -121.12011
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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