Gault Bridge, Spanning Deer Creek at South Pine Street, Nevada City, Nevada County, CA

Significance: The Gault Bridge has been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under criterion c for its significance in the history of bridge technology in California (Caltrans Bridge Inventory #17C-01). The Gault Bridge is the oldest three-hinge, steel arch bridge in California, and a rare, surviving example of this type of bridge construction. Designed by the American Bridge Company, the Gault Bridge was erected in 1903 by Clark and Henery, a Stockton, California contracting firm.
Survey number: HAER CA-158
Building/structure dates: 1903 Initial Construction