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Coordinates: 39°45′4″N 121°59′46″W / 39.75111°N 121.99611°W / 39.75111; -121.99611
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Gianella Bridge
Gianella Bridge is located in California
Gianella Bridge
Gianella Bridge is located in the United States
Gianella Bridge
LocationCA 32, Hamilton City, California
Coordinates39°45′4″N 121°59′46″W / 39.75111°N 121.99611°W / 39.75111; -121.99611
Arealess than one acre (0.4 ha)
Built1937
Built byCotton Brothers & Co., Contractors; Leonard, John B.
NRHP reference No.82004614[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b John W. Snyder (November 26, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gianella Bridge / Sacramento River Bridge at Hamilton City". National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1981
  3. ^ a b "Noehill Travels in California: National Register of Historic Places in Glenn County, California: Gianella Bridge".
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