McPhaul Suspension Bridge

McPhaul Suspension Bridge
McPhaul Suspension Bridge
Location in Arizona
McPhaul Suspension Bridge
Location in United States
Location west of Dome, Arizona
Coordinates 32°45′34″N 114°25′14″W / 32.759444°N 114.420556°W / 32.759444; -114.420556Coordinates: 32°45′34″N 114°25′14″W / 32.759444°N 114.420556°W / 32.759444; -114.420556
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1929
Built by Levy Construction Co.
Engineer Ralph Modjeski (Consulting Engineer)
Architectural style Warren-type pony truss
MPS Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS
NRHP reference # 81000140[1]
Added to NRHP August 13, 1981

The McPhaul Suspension Bridge, sometimes known as Yuma, Arizona's Bridge to Nowhere is a suspension bridge that used to carry a section of U.S. Route 95 (US 95). The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge, which was named for local Yuma resident Henry Harrison McPhaul, was built over the Gila River in 1929 and replaced in 1968 when it was deemed insufficient for modern transportation needs. A dam and replacement bridge, subsequently destroyed,[2] were built and the river was rerouted.

The bridge is 1,184 feet (361 m) long in total. Its main span is a 798 feet (243 m) Warren-type pony truss bridge suspended by cables from rocker type towers. The span is held by two steel cables 5.75 inches (0.146 m) in diameter and 1,300.7 feet (396.5 m) long. It has two approach spans, 57 feet (17 m) and 114 feet (35 m) long, and approach roadways 140 feet (43 m) and 75 feet (23 m) long.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Bridge To Nowhere". Roadside America. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Don Abbe (May 22, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: McPhaul Suspension Bridge / Dome Bridge / Gila River Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 4, 2018. With accompanying four photos from 1978

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