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AZCR-Turntable Trestle
Photos
AZCR-Turntable Trestle
The Verde Canyon RR tourist train crosses the bridge in July 2018.
Frank Proud, used with permission
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BH Photo #430152
Description
The main span's deck plate girder was originally used as the turntable at the Santa Fe's roundhouse in Prescott, Arizona until reused by the AT&SF for this span ca. 1912.Access to this bridge is easiest by riding the Verde Canyon RR excursion train out of Clarkdale. Much of surrounding land is private, and hiking is not recommended as a result.
Facts
- Overview
- Deck plate girder bridge on Arizona Central/Verde Canyon RR
- Location
- Yavapai County, Arizona
- Status
- Open to railroad traffic
- Railroads
- - Arizona Central Railway (AZCR)
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- Verde Canyon Railroad (AZCR)
- Design
- Main deck plate girder was originally used as the turntable bridge in Prescott, Arizona until reused by the AT&SF for this span. Wooden trestle approaches.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +34.80810, -112.05865 (decimal degrees)
34°48'29" N, 112°03'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 12/403169/3852273 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 82121 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
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I’m guessing the 1925 date stamp is from when the bridge was constructed. The turntable probably predates the bridge by 30 years or so. I have some records for the ATSF, so I will check them