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Llagas Creek Bridge, Spanning Llagas Creek, Gilman Road at Holsclaw Roa, Gilroy, Santa Clara County, CA



B&W Photos

HB125868
Contextural View Of Bridge, Looking Northeast
HB125869
South Side Of Creek Bed
HB125870
North Side Of Creek Bed
HB125871
East Approach

HB125872
West Approach
HB125873
Understructure Of Bridge, Looking East
HB125874
Close-up Of West Side Railing, Looking Northwest


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Item Title


Location
Gilman Road at Holsclaw Roa, Gilroy+vicinity, CA

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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.

Notes
Survey number HAER CA-45
Building/structure dates: 1911 initial construction
Building/structure dates: 1932 subsequent work
Significance: The Llagas Creek Bridge is associated with the life of designing engineer John G. McMillan, and represents a type, period, and method of construction. It was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 under Criterion C at the local level as an early, and locally rare, example of reinforced concrete bridge construction.

Subjects
Civil Engineering
Concrete Arch Bridges
Bridge Construction


Related Names
McMillan, John C.


Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

Contents
Photograph caption(s): 
1. CONTEXTURAL VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING NORTHEAST
2. SOUTH SIDE OF CREEK BED
3. NORTH SIDE OF CREEK BED
4. EAST APPROACH
5. WEST APPROACH
6. UNDERSTRUCTURE OF BRIDGE, LOOKING EAST
7. CLOSE-UP OF WEST SIDE RAILING, LOOKING NORTHWEST


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