Queen Creek Bridge

Photos

Queen Creek Bridge, looking west

The remains of an earlier roadway wind up the canyon underneath the bridge - THAT would have been a trip! The current highway does enough winding, but with this bridge (and the tunnel just out of sight to the right) it can be done faster than walking speed.

Photo taken by Robert Thompson in March 2006

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BH Photo #150379

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Facts

Overview: Steel arch bridge over Queen Creek and former US 60, on US 60
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1949
Design: Steel arch
Dimensions: Total length: 576.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +33.29930, -111.09023 (decimal degrees)
33°17'57" N, 111°05'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 12/491599/3684471 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Superior
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 7,612
Inventory numbers: AZ 406 (Arizona bridge number)
BH 10766 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2016): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 19.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

April 6, 2015: Updated by Roger Deschner: This bridge also crosses Former US 60
September 29, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
December 3, 2009: New photo from Robert Thompson

Related Bridges

Queen Creek Bridge (old) (Predecessor)

Sources

Robert Thompson
Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Roger Deschner - rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com