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Padre Canyon Bridge

Coconino County, Arizona

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Padre Canyon Bridge in 2001

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Facts 

Overview
Luten arch bridge over Padre Canyon on an old alignment of Route 66
Location
Coconino County, Arizona
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1914
Builders
- Daniel B. Luten (Engineer)
- Topeka Bridge & Iron Co. of Topeka, Kansas
Design
Luten arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 136.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1988
Also called
Canyon Padre Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.16234, -111.28735   (decimal degrees)
35°09'44" N, 111°17'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/473830/3891084 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Angell
Inventory numbers
NRHP 88001666 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 47281 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,942)
Arizona (351)
Built 1914 (898)
Built during 1910s (10,288)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,365)
Coconino County, Arizona (34)
Concrete balustrade (899)
Daniel B. Luten (71)
Deck arch (12,153)
 Luten arch (102)
NR-listed (3,028)
Open to pedestrians (4,716)
Owned privately (2,038)
Preserved (1,254)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,618)
Topeka Bridge & Iron Co. (33)
US 66 (303)

Update Log 

  • July 14, 2019: New photos from James McCray
  • May 25, 2019: New photos from Joe Sonderman
  • January 13, 2019: New photos from C Hanchey
  • April 23, 2013: Updated by Craig Philpott: added dimensions
  • December 11, 2010: Added by James McCray

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Padre Canyon Bridge Photographs
Posted July 17, 2021, by Vernon Busby (vern [dot] busby [at] cox [dot] net)

Update photographs. The submitted photographs were taken July 16, 2021 by Vernon Busby