Dewey Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #126350

Map 

Street Views 

• view from new bridge
• old bridge tower

Facts 

Overview

wire suspension bridge over Colorado River on UT 128

Location

Grand County, Utah

Status

Wood portions Destroyed by fire on April 6, 2008

Future prospects

Discussions ongoing regarding possible funding of restoration

History

Built 1915-16 by the Midland Bridge Co.; wood portions destroyed by fire on April 6, 2008

Builder

- Midland Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri

Design

Wire suspension with double intersection warren pony truss wood elements (similar to another bridge in Utah)

Dimensions

Total length: 503.2 ft.
Deck width: 8.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1984

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.81183, -109.30311   (decimal degrees)
38°48'43" N, 109°18'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

12/647329/4297263 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Dewey

Inventory numbers

NRHP 84002179 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36452 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 17, 2014: New photos from Patrick S. O'Donnell
• April 19, 2014: New photos from Steve Conro
• May 30, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
• March 7, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Added streetview, removed "lost" designation
• July 31, 2009: New photo from Craig Philpott
• October 17, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
• April 12, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• Wikipedia
• Dewey Bridge
• Kim Harvey
• HAER UT-79 - Dewey Bridge, Spanning Colorado River at State Highway 128, Cisco vicinity, Utah County, UT
• Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Patrick S. O'Donnell - 1 [dot] 991km [at] comcast [dot] net

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