Spanning San Lorenzo River at Keystone Way, Paradise Park, Santa Cruz, California. County/parish: Santa Cruz.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 27, 2015. NRIS 15000279.
1 contributing structure.
The California Powder Works Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Santa Cruz, California. It is a Smith truss bridge, built across the San Lorenzo River in 1872 by the California Powder Works, an explosives manufacturer whose factory complex stood on the river banks. The bridge was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2015 as one of the best-preserved national examples of the Smith truss. It is owned and maintained by the Paradise Park Masonic Club, and is open to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, with a posted weight limit of 5 tons.
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