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Old Leupp Canyon Diablo Bridge

Coconino County, Arizona

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Photo taken by James McCray in July 2018

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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.

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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)

Categories 

A-frame portal (420)
Abandoned (3,652)
Allied Contractors, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska (2)
Arizona (330)
Built 1923 (620)
Built during 1920s (9,927)
Bureau of Indian Affairs (2)
 Coconino County, Arizona (30)
Deck removed (43)
Have street view (26,956)
Parker through truss (1,297)
Parker truss (1,678)
Through truss (15,080)
Truss (32,805)

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

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