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70877
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Old Leupp Canyon Diablo Bridge
Description
Original construction contract for two bridges at Leupp was let to Omaha Structural Steel Works in 1917 for $42,470 ($5,000 for this bridge, and $42,500 for a bridge over the Little Colorado River.) but was voided by the Priorities of the War Commission Board due to raw material demand for World War 1.
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned through truss bridge over Canyon Diablo
- Location
- Coconino County, Arizona
- Status
- Derelict/abandoned
- History
- Built 1920
- Builders
- - Allied Contractors, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Design
- Parker through truss
- Also called
- Sunrise Trading Post Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.29676, -110.98827 (decimal degrees)
35°17'48" N, 110°59'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 12/501066/3905953 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Old Leupp
- Inventory number
- BH 70877 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 14, 2019: New photos from C Hanchey
- August 4, 2018: New photos from James McCray
- May 7, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added information
- May 7, 2018: Updated by J.P.: updated location.
- April 18, 2016: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Corrected GPS coordinates
- February 9, 2016: Added by Dave King