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Colorado River Bridge

San Bernardino County, California
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Needles Bridge

Undated historical postcard

Submitted by Craig Philpott

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Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Interstate 40
Location
Needles, San Bernardino County, California
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built in 1890 as RR bridge, converted to car bridge 1947, Replaced 1966
Design
Cantilevered through truss.
Also called
Red Rock Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.71667, -114.49000   (decimal degrees)
34°43'00" N, 114°29'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/729854/3844491 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Topock
Inventory number
BH 46742 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Built 1890 (142)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
California (1,622)
Lost (10,359)
Lost 1966 (9)
Lost during 1960s (129)
 Needles, California (3)
Owned by state (9,807)
Replaced by new bridge (7,133)
San Bernardino County, California (120)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,566)

Update Log 

  • June 5, 2011: New photo from Craig Philpott
  • January 16, 2011: New photos from Craig Philpott
  • October 31, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

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