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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Penitentiary Avenue
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1943; rehabilitated again in 2002.
Builder
- Omaha Structural Steel Works.
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 336.0 ft.
Total length: 443.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on
Also called
Ocean to Ocean Highway Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.72856, -108.61528   (decimal degrees)
32°43'43" N, 108°36'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/723477/3623710 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bullard Peak
Inventory numbers
NRHP 79000431 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10778 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2007)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 54.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
6,930

Update Log 

  • November 6, 2008: Updated by Ron Brown

Sources 

  • Ron Brown - ronald [at] totacc [dot] com

Comments 

Penitentiary Avenue Bridge
Posted November 5, 2008, by Ron Brown (ronald [at] totacc [dot] com)

The bridge was rehabilitated in 2002 and is now opened to traffic.

Penitentiary Avenue Bridge
Posted December 14, 2006, by Randy Brush

This is call coast to coast bridge in Yuma, Arizona. This is retired bridge. It was closed to traffic since 1988. People will walk on the bridge any time.

Penitentiary Avenue Bridge
Posted December 14, 2006, by Randy Brush

This is call coast to coast bridge in Yuma, Arizona. This is retired bridge. It was closed to traffic since 1988. People will walk on the bridge any time.