Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.625585,-114.716623
Carries 14th Street over Central Canal
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 11.8 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Central Canal on 14th Street
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1980
Built: 1920
Location: Yuma County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.728815,-114.615632
Carries Penitentiary Avenue over Colorado River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Main span: Pin-connected, 14-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 443.9 Feet
Span Length: 336.0 Feet
Overview: Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Colorado River on Penitentiary Avenue
History: Built 1914-15; rehabilitated 1943; rehabilitated again in 2002.
Built: 1914
Location: Yuma County
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127210
Photo taken by Ron Brown in July 2005
127211
Photo taken by Ron Brown in July 2005
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Photo taken by Ron Brown in July 2005
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Photo taken by Ron Brown in July 2005
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Photo taken by Ron Brown in July 2005
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Yuma Bridge
Approaching the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway (or National Old Trails Road) Bridge across the Colorado River in Yuma, Arizona. University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Photo submitted by Craig Philpott
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1935 view
Over this bridge drought refugees are crossing the Colorado River into California. U.S. 80
Photo taken by Dorothea Lange, 1935. From Historic American Engineering Record.
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Panoramic view looking east
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Southern approach span
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Pier on south bank of the river
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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North abutment
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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South approach span
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Looking northeast
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Looking north across the two bridges
The Ocean to Ocean bridge is a single lane bridge controller by a traffic light on each side.
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Structure and reverse side of letters
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Looking south
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Circa 1923
Old Postcard View
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$75,000 Ocean to Ocean Bridge
Crossing Colorado River, Yuma, Ariz. The only wagon bridge across the Colorado River in 1300 miles.
c1910 Postcard image provided by David Shedlock
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Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Bridge
with SP RR bridge on left
Photo from old postcard
509512
Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Bridge
with SP RR bridge on left
Photo from old postcard
509513
Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Bridge
with SP RR bridge on left
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.654531,-114.693637
Carries Twelfth Street over Central Canal
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Central Canal on Twelfth Street
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Yuma County
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Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 32.759127,-114.421441
Carries Formerly carried US-95/Yuma-to-Quartzite road. over Gila River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire suspension carrying warren pony truss deck
Total Length: 1184.0 Feet
Span Length: 798.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension bridge over Gila River formerly carried US-95/Yuma-to-Quartzite road.
History: Built 1929; bypassed 1968
Built: 1929
Location: Yuma County
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127216
Photo taken by Ron Brown in 2005
127217
Photo taken by Ron Brown in January 2006
127218
Photo taken by Ron Brown in January 2006
127219
Photo taken by Ron Brown in January 2006
127220
Photo taken by Ron Brown in January 2006
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McPhaul Bridge
Photo taken by Don Barrett in June 2016
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McPhaul Bridge 2
Photo taken by Don Barrett in June 2016
Status: Open to railroad
Location: 32.728680,-114.615289
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Colorado River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 400.0 Feet
Span Length: 400.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Union Pacific Railroad in Yuma
History: Built 1923
Built: 1923
Location: Yuma County
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Photo taken by Ron Brown in July 2005
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Photo taken by Ron Brown in July 2005
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Photo taken by Ron Brown in July 2005
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South abutment
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Looking north
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
287278
Looking south
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
287281
Looking north
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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South portal
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Footing at the south end
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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South portal
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
287288
Looking south
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
287289
Looking south
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
287290
Looking south
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2014
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Circa 1923
Old Postcard View
509514
SP - Yuma Bridge
with Ocean to-Ocean Bridge on right
Photo from old postcard
509515
SP - Yuma Bridge
with Ocean to-Ocean Bridge on right
Photo from old postcard
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SP - Yuma Bridge
with Ocean to-Ocean Bridge on right
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to railroad
Location: 32.714671,-114.014995
Carries Former Southern Pacific RR Phoenix west line over Gila River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: 12-span Warren through truss
Total Length: 1824.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Gila River on the former Southern Pacific RR Phoenix west line
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Yuma County
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439551
UP - Gila River Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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UP - Gila River Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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UP - Gila River Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
439554
UP - Gila River Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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UP - Gila River Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
Status: Destroyed by fire
Location: 32.729101,-114.620803
Carries Southern Pacific Railroad over Colorado River
Design: truss/pony/howe
Design Details: Howe pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1884; Burned 1885
Built: 1884
Location: Yuma County
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318144
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 32.729107,-114.620792
Carries Southern Pacific Railroad over Colorado River
Design: truss/pony/howe
Design Details: Howe pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1886; Replaced 1894
Built: 1886
Location: Yuma County
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318030
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1920
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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 32.729107,-114.620803
Carries Southern Pacific Railroad over Colorado River
Design: truss/pony/howe
Design Details: Howe pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1877; Destroyed July 1, 1884
Built: 1877
Location: Yuma County
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318031
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
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First train across the Colorado River at Yuma. September 30, 1877
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 32.728264,-114.619452
Carries Southern Pacific Railroad over Colorado River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: 1 Warren through truss swing bridge
1 Parker through truss
2 Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Colorado River on Southern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1894-1899; Replaced 1923 on a new alignment.
Built: 1894
Location: Yuma County
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317882
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.818567,-114.488266
Carries Laguna Dam Road over West Main Canal
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 34.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over West Main Canal on abandoned alignment of Laguna Dam Road
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Yuma County
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"9-inch swastikas embedded into both this bridge and the masonry piers of the dam. These symbols, the Yuma Sun writes, stem from a trip the project engineers took to India, where they “came across a symbol that represented a Hindu goddess with power over water.” - National Park Service
Photo provided by the National Park Service & the United States Bureau of Reclamation
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 32.714276,-114.013361
Carries Ocean to Ocean Highway over Gila River
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: concrete two-beam deck girder bridge with timber trestle spans added later.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned concrete deck girder bridge over Gila River on Ocean to Ocean Highway
History: Opened August 18, 1915. Abandoned 1929 after being repaired and lengthened in 1918 and 1920
Built: 1915
Location: Yuma County
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439541
Antelope Hill Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
439542
Antelope Hill Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
439543
Antelope Hill Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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Antelope Hill Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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Antelope Hill Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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Antelope Hill Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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Antelope Hill Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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Antelope Hill Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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Antelope Hill Highway Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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Historic photo of bridge
This photo may be from the opening festivities, held on October 15, 1915. This was scheduled later than the opening on August 18, to avoid the worst of mid-summer desert heat.
1915 photo from National Park Service included in NRHP nomination
Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 32.705239,-114.728720
Carries Maintenance road over Colorado River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Colorado River
History:
Built: 1950
Location: Yuma County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.492996,-114.813272
Carries Federal Highway 2D over Colorado River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Haunched deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Twin-span haunched deck plate girder bridge over Colorado River on Federal Highway 2D
History:
Built:
Location: Yuma County
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Colorado River Toll Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken from Google Maps
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Colorado River Toll Bridge
Portal view on bridge
Photo taken from Google Maps
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Colorado River Toll Bridge
Underside of bridges
Photo taken from Google Maps
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Colorado River Toll Bridge
View beside bridges, showing difference in paint colors but nearly identical designs between the two spans
Photo taken from Google Maps
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Colorado River Toll Bridge
Elevation with truck on bridge
Photo taken from Google Maps
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Colorado River Toll Bridge
View beside bridges
Photo taken from Google Maps
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Colorado River Toll Bridge
Oblique view
Photo taken from Google Maps
Status:
Location: 32.487585,-114.790089
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Yuma County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.668019,-114.253753
Carries Old US 80 over Ligurta Wash
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 146.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Ligurta Wash on Old US 80
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1949
Built: 1931
Location: Yuma County
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439572
Old U.S. Hwy 80 Ligurta Wash Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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Old U.S. Hwy 80 Ligurta Wash Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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Old U.S. Hwy 80 Ligurta Wash Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
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Old U.S. Hwy 80 Ligurta Wash Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 32.672655,-114.274966
Carries Old US 80 over Red Top Wash
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 204.7 Feet
Span Length: 39.7 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Red Top Wash on Old US 80
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1949; bypassed in 1967; replaced in 2010.
Built: 1931
Location: Yuma County
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439576
Lost Red Top Wash Bridge Plaque
Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.714398,-114.014395
Carries Roll Road over Gila River
Design: unknown
Design Details: Low water crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Low water crossing across Gila River on Roll Road
History:
Built:
Location: Yuma County
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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
