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Three-Quarter View, Facing North

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

Currently owned by Questar Southern Trails Pipeline. Appears to be in use as a bridge for communications conduit.

Overview: Wire suspension bridge over Little Colorado River on US 89
Location: Cameron, Coconino County, Arizona
Status: Closed to all traffic, it is fenced off on each side of the bridge
History: Built 1911; bypassed 1959
Builder: - Midland Steel Co. (Midland Bridge Co.)
Design: Wire suspension with stiffening truss
Dimensions: Total length: 660.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1986
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.87722, -111.41188 (decimal degrees)
35°52'38" N, 111°24'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 12/462820/3970409 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation: 4168 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map: Cameron North
Inventory numbers: NRHP 86001206 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 43035 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

March 6, 2010: Updated by Ed Hollowell: Removed "Bridge Lost": corrected ownership; Add Altitude
September 6, 2009: Updated by J.P.: Bypass date
August 7, 2009: Updated by J.P.: update location
August 5, 2009: Updated by J.P.: updated coordinates, bridge builder, national registry, and bridge type
August 4, 2009: New photos from James McCray
July 27, 2009: New photos from J.P.
July 18, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey