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Old Woodruff Bridge

Navajo County, Arizona

Photos 

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in August 2011

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BH Photo #208969

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Street View 

Description 

The bridge was installed in 1939 using a relocated 1918 pony truss span that had been added to the Winslow Bridge over the Little Colorado River. This span was originally built by the Omaha Structural Steel Works for the Winslow Bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt pony truss bridge over Little Colorado River on an old alignment of Woodruff Road
Location
Woodruff, Navajo County, Arizona
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1939 with relocated span from a 1918 bridge
Builder
- Omaha Structural Steel Works
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 120.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.78238, -110.04387   (decimal degrees)
34°46'57" N, 110°02'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/587479/3849327 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Woodruff
Inventory number
BH 48416 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arizona (299)
Built 1939 (731)
Built during 1930s (11,243)
Have street view (25,402)
Navajo County, Arizona (29)
Omaha Structural Steel Works (2)
Open to pedestrians (3,817)
Owned by city (4,928)
 Pony truss (15,694)
Pratt pony truss (3,476)
Pratt truss (8,739)
Preserved (1,126)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,176)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,989)
Truss (31,221)
Woodruff, Arizona (1)

Update Log 

  • August 16, 2011: New photos from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • March 11, 2011: Added by James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Deck View of Bridge
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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