Nevada County, California Bridges: Banner Ridge Road Bridge across SR 49

October 1990 (39.2428 Degrees, -121.0310 Degrees) Banner Ridge Road Bridge

I previously wrote about State Route 49, the Golden Chain Highway that follows the steps of the first gold miners in California. Route 49 continues north from Placer County all the way through Nevada County. There are many interesting bridges that are either on or near SR 49 in Nevada County.

The Banner Ridge Road Bridge is a continuous four span reinforced concrete bridge that carries State Route 20 over State Route 49 between Grass Valley and Nevada City. I like this bridge because of the unique and interesting 'X' shaped two column bents that support the box girder superstructure.

Nevada County, California Bridges: Banner Ridge Road Bridge across SR 49 by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License.