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First Street Bridge (Napa, California)

Coordinates: 38°18′06″N 122°16′42″W / 38.30167°N 122.27833°W / 38.30167; -122.27833
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First Street Bridge
First Street Bridge (Napa, California) is located in California
First Street Bridge (Napa, California)
LocationFirst Street across the Napa River, Napa, California
Coordinates38°18′06″N 122°16′42″W / 38.30167°N 122.27833°W / 38.30167; -122.27833
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
Built byC. H. Gildersleeve
ArchitectLeonard and Day
Architectural styleConcrete girder bridge
MPSHighway Bridges of California MPS
NRHP reference No.04000774[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 2004

The First Street Bridge in Napa, California carries First Street over the Napa River. It was built in 1914 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

It is a reinforced concrete bridge with three spans. Its total length is 155 feet (47 m); the center span is 50 feet (15 m) and the two side spans are each 35 feet (11 m). It is 61 feet (19 m) wide and carries a two-lane roadway.[2]

The bridge was designed by the engineering firm of Leonard and Day, whose senior partner, John B. Leonard "was perhaps the state's most important designer of concrete bridges in the first two decades of the last century."[2]

It was built by contractor C. H. Gildersleeve.[2]

It is structurally a concrete girder bridge although it has the picturesque appearance of a Luten arch bridge.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Napoli, Donald S. (March 31, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Street Bridge / Bridge No. 21C-93". National Park Service. Retrieved December 4, 2019. With accompanying six photos from 2003
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