Mountain Quarries Bridge

The Mountain Quarries Bridge is a railroad bridge across the North Fork American River, near Auburn, in Placer County, California. It is a concrete arch bridge that was built in 1912 to transport quarried rock.NamesThe Mountain Quarries Bridge has also been known as the Mountain Quarry Cement Bridge, the American River Quarry Bridge, the Pacific Portland Cement Company Railroad Bridge, the Auburn Concrete Arch Bridge, and the No Hands Bridge.National Register of Historic PlacesThe Mountain Quarries Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.According to its 2002 NRHP nomination — the bridge "although massive,...is plain in appearance yet possesses a gracefulness that is in perfect harmony with its rugged surroundings."