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Cibola Farmers Bootleg Bridge

La Paz County, Arizona, and Imperial County, California

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Cibola Farmers Bootleg Bridge

Ft. Worth Star Telegram: July 25 1957

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BH Photo #513365

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Description 

In 1957, a group of 9 local farmers thumbed their noses at bureaucracy and federal Red-tape. Instead of 2 years and 2 Million dollars, they built a bridge in 2 weeks and for $50K.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Stringer bridge over Colorado River on River Road
Location
La Paz County, Arizona, and Imperial County, California
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built 1957; Destroyed by flood 1976; Replaced 1981
Builder
- Desert Ginning Co. (Group of 9 local farmers)
Design
Stringer
Dimensions
Total length: 410.0 ft.
Also called
Cibola Valley Farmer's Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.41302, -114.65783   (decimal degrees)
33°24'47" N, 114°39'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/717795/3699527 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95459 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arizona (333)
Beam (16,878)
Built 1957 (294)
Built during 1950s (4,007)
California (2,710)
Desert Ginning Co. (1)
Destroyed by flood (599)
Imperial County, California (14)
 La Paz County, Arizona (10)
Lost (28,414)
Lost 1976 (107)
Lost during 1970s (943)
Owned by county (21,605)
State line crossing (913)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,506)

Update Log 

  • December 15, 2021: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • December 14, 2021: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • December 14, 2021: Added by Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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