Virginia Street Bridge

Virginia Street Bridge
A concrete arch bridge crosses a river in two arch spans, with mid-size buildings visible in the distance.
The Virginia Street Bridge
Virginia Street Bridge is located in Nevada
Virginia Street Bridge
Virginia Street Bridge is located in the United States
Virginia Street Bridge
LocationReno, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates39°31′30″N 119°48′45″W / 39.52500°N 119.81250°W / 39.52500; -119.81250
Area0.5
Built1905; 119 years ago (1905)
ArchitectJohn B. Leonard
DemolishedJune 8, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-08)
NRHP reference No.80002471[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980; 43 years ago (1980-12-10)

The Virginia Street Bridge was a historic concrete double arch bridge in downtown Reno, Nevada, US, carrying Virginia Street across the Truckee River.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[3] The bridge is sometimes referred to as the "Wedding Ring Bridge" or the "Bridge of Sighs".[2]

In both 2002 and 2006, the bridge was listed as one of the "Eleven Most Endangered Historic Places in Nevada" by Preserve Nevada, a historic preservation organization partnered with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).[4]

Due to structural and flood control concerns, the bridge was replaced in 2016.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Inventory Nomination Form". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. December 10, 1980. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Virginia Street Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  3. ^ Bledsoe, Bruce (March 19, 2009). "Virginia Street Bridge". The Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "The Eleven Most Endangered Historic Places in Nevada". Preserve Nevada. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  5. ^ DeLong, Jeff (December 24, 2014). "Work to start on 'crumbling' Virginia Street Bridge". Reno Gazette–Journal. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "Virginia Street Bridge Project". Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2015.