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Painted Desert Trading Post (Old Route 66) Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by James McCray in February 2021
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BH Photo #490007
Description
Although the bridge is open to traffic on private property, the road (Pinta Road) must be accessed by permission. The info to gain access can be found in the photos where the gate sign to the PDTP is shown.
Facts
- Overview
- Steel stringer bridge on Pinta Road (Old Route 66)
- Location
- Apache County, Arizona
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Design
- Steel stringer
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.09988, -109.69641 (decimal degrees)
35°05'60" N, 109°41'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 12/618813/3884896 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Pinta
- Inventory number
- BH 47280 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 28, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added bridge type
- February 4, 2021: New photos from James McCray
- December 11, 2010: Added by James McCray
Sources
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Paul Plassman
June 1996. I'm glad they have restored the Trading Post, but I'm also glad I got to see it the way it was--and did not require permission at the time to see it.