Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“Hospital Bridge, in Downieville, California, was built in 1910. It brings Upper Main St. over the Downie River.”
Wikipedia article Hospital Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Sierra County · listed in 2012 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Hospital Bridge between 1992 and 2018, burning about 266 acres in total. 24 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | SLATE |
| 24 September 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Tahoe National Forest | FIR |
| 17 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | GRIZZLY |
| 16 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | YUBA |
| 14 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | GALLOWAY |
| 12 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | CASTLE |
| 11 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | COMMISSION |
| 8 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | GALLOWAY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 243 workings within 5 miles of Hospital Bridge: 106 past producers, 59 occurrences, 42 producers, 18 prospects. 42 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comet Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Gold Point | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Gold, Silver | |
| Gold Point | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Occurrence | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Oxford Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Reported Occurrence | Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Secret Canyon | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | Gold | |
| W W Casserely | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Casserly | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Casserly Prospect | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Downieville, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2021: 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Heavy Rain | Downieville | - | Heavy rain was reported in Sierra County. Reported storm totals reached 6.88 inches near Saddleback to 11.28 inches in Downieville. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hansen Bridge | 0.5 miles | 2012 |
 | Jersey Bridge | 0.7 miles | 2012 |
 | Durgan Bridge | 0.8 miles | 2012 |
 | Sierra County Sheriff's Gallows | 0.9 miles | 1990 |
| Forest City | 5.7 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 12000400 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sierra County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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