[7] In 1877, the Washoe County authorized the creation of a new tied-arch bridge made of iron.

[8] Legend has it that newly divorced women would, after exiting the Washoe County Courthouse, stand on the Virginia Street Bridge and cast their wedding rings into the Truckee River below.

[3] Hence, the bridge became known as the main symbol of Reno, which was called the "Divorce Capital of the World" beginning in 1906.

[2] Over the years, salvage divers have found actual rings, according to archivist Guy Rocha.

In the 1961 film The Misfits, Marilyn Monroe considers tossing her wedding ring from the Virginia Street Bridge, but decides against it.