Humboldt River Bridge - 1910 - Winnemucca, NV
Posted by: Volcanoguy
N 40° 58.588 W 117° 44.341
11T E 437825 N 4536407
The Humboldt River Bridge in Winnemucca, NV was built in 1910.
Waymark Code: WMWYG6
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2017
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The Humboldt River Bridge was built in Winnemucca in 1910 and is one of only two remaining concrete arch-deck bridges in the state of Nevada.
The following information from the National Register files:
“Upon completion, a sixteen-by-seventeen-inch white bronze tablet made in San Francisco was placed on the bridge bearing the following inscription:
ERECTED
1910
William Blattner
Charles W. McDeid
Hi Stoker
County Commissioners
Reno Construction Co.
Builders
George S. Nickerson
Engineer
It was the first reinforced concrete, arch-deck bridge erected in Humboldt County. The Reno Construction Company of Reno, Nevada, constructed the bridge under the supervision of engineer George S. Nickerson, who designed the structure.”