Swartz Creek Bridge on Aetna Springs Road

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Swartz Creek Bridge on Aetna Springs Road
Swartz Creek Bridge on Aetna Springs Road, Aetna Springs, CA 10-22-2011 4-30-43 PM.JPG
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Nearest city Aetna Springs, California
Coordinates 38°39′12″N122°28′32″W / 38.65333°N 122.47556°W / 38.65333; -122.47556 Coordinates: 38°39′12″N122°28′32″W / 38.65333°N 122.47556°W / 38.65333; -122.47556
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built byMartini, A.C.
ArchitectBuckman, O.H.
Architectural stylemasonry arch bridge
MPS Highway Bridges of California MPS
NRHP reference No. 05000780 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 2005

The Swartz Creek Bridge on Aetna Springs Road, in Napa County, California near Aetna Springs, California was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

It is a single-span masonry arch bridge built in 1912. It has an earth-filled closed spandrel masonry arch, and is built of square cut stone in irregular courses. Its railings are built of the square cut stone. It is a two-lane bridge, 54 feet (16 m) long and 19.5 feet (5.9 m) wide bridge. [2]

It was designed by Napa County Surveyor O.H. Buckman and was built by A.C. Martini, one of many masonry arch bridges built in the county in the late 1800s and early 1900s which survive today, due to the design efforts of Buckman and the availability of high quality stone and skilled stonemasons. [2]

It is located on Aetna Springs Rd., about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) west of Pope Valley Rd. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Stacie Ham (December 6, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Swartz Creek Bridge on Aetna Springs Road / Bridge No. 21C0046". National Park Service . Retrieved December 8, 2019. With accompanying five photos from 2004