Gianella Bridge | |
Location | CA 32, Hamilton City, California |
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Coordinates | 39°45′4″N 121°59′46″W / 39.75111°N 121.99611°W |
Area | less than one acre (0.4 ha) |
Built | 1937 |
Built by | Cotton Brothers & Co., Contractors; Leonard, John B. |
NRHP reference No. | 82004614 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 8, 1982 |
The Gianella Bridge was a swing bridge that brought CA 32 across the Sacramento River at Hamilton City, California, between Glenn County and Butte County. It was built in 1908-1911 by Cotton Brothers & Co., Contractors. [2] Also known as Sacramento River Bridge at Hamilton City, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] The bridge was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) in 1984. It was demolished in 1987 but remains NRHP-listed.
While a bridge was desired by both counties, there was disagreement about the location. Glenn County favored the Hamilton City location to support Hamilton, in Glenn County, and the sugar beet industry; Butte County favored a location closer to Chico, in Butte County. The deadlock was broken by influence of Swiss-born Vincenzo Gianella, a Butte County large landowner and sugar beet farmer. [2] [3]
It was replaced by a concrete highway bridge and was removed in 1987. [3]
Nonetheless, the swing bridge remains listed on the NRHP as of 2013. [1]