Narada Falls Bridge

Narada Falls Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Paradise, Washington
Coordinates	46°46′31″N 121°44′43″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1927
Architectural style	Rustic style
MPS	Mt. Rainier National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.	91000197[1]
Added to NRHP	March 13, 1991

The Narada Falls Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge in Mount Rainier National Park, spanning the Paradise River above Narada Falls. The bridge was built in 1927–1928 by contractor J. D. Tobin of Portland, Oregon, who built the Christine Falls Bridge at the same time. The arch spans 36 feet (11 m). The bridge is 20 feet (6.1 m) wide, with an additional 3.5 feet (1.1 m) on either side for sidewalks. It was faced with rubble stone masonry and is an example of National Park Service Rustic design. The bridge is not open for public traffic, and leads to the Narada park utility area.[2]

The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1991. It is part of the Mount Rainier National Historic Landmark District, which encompasses the entire park and which recognizes the park's inventory of Park Service-designed rustic architecture.[1]

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Washington (state)

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. GGF (July 23, 1982). "Pacific Northwest Regional Office Inventory: Narada Falls Bridge". National Park Service. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

External links

• Media related to Narada Falls Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WA-47, "Paradise River First Crossing Bridge, Spanning Paradise River at Narada Falls on Service Road, Longmire, Pierce County, WA", 7 photos, 2 measured drawings, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page