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Muddy River Bridge

Clark County, Nevada
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Side view

Photos taken 1986 by Robert M. Leavitt and Bob Davis for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Overview
Lost two-span pony truss bridge over Muddy River on Old US 91
Location
Clark County, Nevada
Status
No longer exists, replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1932-33; demolished ca. 1987
Builders
- James J. Burke & Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia
Design
Polygonal Warren pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.66340, -114.57137   (decimal degrees)
36°39'48" N, 114°34'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/717057/4060281 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Moapa East
Inventory number
BH 25711 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1933 (468)
Built during 1930s (8,552)
Clark County, Nevada (4)
HAER documented (781)
Have street view (9,883)
James J. Burke & Co. (2)
Lost (10,353)
Lost during 1980s (435)
Nevada (45)
 Polygonal Warren pony truss (356)
Polygonal Warren truss (739)
Pony truss (13,215)
Replaced by new bridge (7,132)
Truss (23,562)
US 91 (5)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (73)
Warren truss (3,956)

Update Log 

  • May 28, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
  • August 24, 2006: Posted new photos

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