Swartz Creek Bridge on Aetna Springs Road

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]

Swartz Creek Bridge on Aetna Springs Road
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Aetna Springs, California
Coordinates	38°39′12″N 122°28′32″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912
Built by	Martini, A.C.
Architect	Buckman, O.H.
Architectural style	masonry arch bridge
MPS	Highway Bridges of California MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000780[1]
Added to NRHP	August 5, 2005

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]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. 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