1882 Wooden Main Street Bridge

Name/Title

1882 Wooden Main Street Bridge

Entry/Object ID

BRG004

Description

This wooden bridge was built in 1882 and repaired several times before being replaced by a stone and concrete bridge in 1906. This was also known as "Hangman's Bridge" for an event that took place June 17, 1883 when a group of local vigilantes hanged a Californio named Incarnacion Garcia. BRG004

Collection

Bridges

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1885

Dimensions

Height

20 cm

Width

14.84 cm

Location

* Untyped Location

Museums of Los Gatos

Copyright

Notes

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