Center Street Bridge - 1926 - Reno, NV - Bridge Date Stones and Plaques on Waymarking.com

Located on the east middle portion of the current Center Street Bridge is the original date plaque to the 1926 Center Street Bridge. The original bridge was the only reinforced concrete open spandrel barrel arch bridge in the State of Nevada at the time. The former Center Street Bridge was also the first structure to cross the Truckee River at this location. The original plaque reads:

CENTER STREET BRIDGE
1926
RENO CITY COUNCIL
E. E. ROBERTS MAYOR
S. E. ROSS
HENRY DEITERICH
SAM FRANK
WM. JUSTI
KELLEY KLAUS
CHAS. NICHOLSCOUNCILMEN
CITY ENGINEER HARRY CHISM
CONTRACTOR J. S. JENSEN
DESIGNING AND SUPERVISING ENGINEERS
KING AND MALONE - RENO, NEVADA

There is another plaque below the date plaque that reads:

THE ABOVE PLAQUE WAS LOCATED
ON THE ORIGINAL CENTER STREET
BRIDGE. IT HAS BEEN PLACED
HERE TO MAINTAIN A VITAL LINE
WITH LOCAL HISTORY.

The Library of Congress contains an excellent web page (link below) to some pictures from 1987 of the original Center Street Bridge.

Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1926 Date stone, plaque location.: East middle section Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: Truckee River Website (if available): [Web Link] Parking (safe parking location): Not Listed

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