- City:
- Reno, NV
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Completed:
- 1937
- Quality of Information:
- Minimal
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
This steel and concrete bridge, crossing the Truckee River in downtown Reno, Nevada, was completed in 1937 by the Public Works Administration (PWA).
Source notes
"Men at Work" federal-City of Reno Relief Program By John A Cooper Mayor of Reno 1935-1939Site originally submitted by David Kerr on January 21, 2016.
Contribute to this Site
We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal site.
Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal SiteOne comment on “Sierra St. Bridge – Reno NV”
Join the Conversation
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Andrew Laverdiere
“Two Important bridge projects constitute the major construction items which will be carried out by the City of Reno, NV during 1937. The two structures will provide two additional crossings for important streets over the Truckee River, which runs through the municipality.
Both structures will consist of reinforced concrete girders in three spans totaling about 160′. The roadway width provided will be 44 feet with 8 feet sidewalks on each side. The bridges proper will be constructed by the Nevada Highway Department, and the approaches will be built by the City of Reno. Financing includes $205,500 in general improvement bonds voted by the city last August, a PWA grant of $31,817, and 96,000 from the State Highway Department. Rights of way have been secured and construction i scheduled to start this month.
The bridges and approaches were designed by the highway department, under the direction of Robert A. Allen, state highway engineer, George Egan is bridge engineer. The city engineer’s office of Reno Cooperated in this work.”
Western Construction News January 1937