Historical Markers of Douglas County
- HM 12 - Nevada's Birthplace
- HM 117 - Kingsbury Grade
- HM 118 - Luther Canyon (Fay Canyon)
- HM 120 - Walley's Hot Springs
- HM 121 - Mottsville
- HM 122 - Sheridan
- HM 123 - Cradlebraugh Bridge
- HM 124 - Boyd Toll Road
- HM 125 - Twelve Mile House
- HM 126 - Double Springs
- HM 129 - Gardnerville
- HM 130 - Minden
- HM 131 - Dresslerville
- HM 207 - Carson Valley
- HM 219 - Glenbrook
- HM 225 - Spooner Area (Logging and Lumber Period: 1868-1895)
- HM 261 - Spooner Summit
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*HM 123*
-- Cradlebraugh Bridge --
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Location: Northern Douglas County, Carson Valley
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Description:
Exact description as reads...
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You stand a 1/4 mile east of the remains of Cradlebaugh Bridge... an important piece of architecture that shortened the distance from Carson City to Aurora. In 1861, William Cradlebaugh built the bridge in the then booming Esmeralda Mining District, giving route to a shorter faster alternative than the present routes of that day... the foothill alternative along present-day Jacks Valley Rd, or the long desert haul heading east out of Carson City. From this landmark, there is the connection to the Twelve Mile House in Gardnerville en route to Esmeralda.
