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Salt River Bridge (1911)

Maricopa County, Arizona

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Salt River Bridge

1920 Postcard View

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BH Photo #366450

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Overview
Bridge on Center Street (now Central Ave)
Location
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built in 1911, closed after flood in 1966, replaced in 1975
Builder
- Mercereau Bridge & Construction Co. of Los Angeles, California
Design
Concrete rigid frame
Also called
Center Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.42194, -112.07340   (decimal degrees)
33°25'19" N, 112°04'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/400205/3698579 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Phoenix
Inventory number
BH 74005 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arizona (339)
Built 1911 (817)
Built during 1910s (9,975)
Lost (28,575)
Lost 1975 (93)
Lost during 1970s (948)
 Maricopa County, Arizona (33)
Mercereau Bridge & Construction Co. (3)
Owned by city (6,086)
Phoenix, Arizona (7)
Replaced by new bridge (19,437)
Rigid frame (772)

Update Log 

  • January 14, 2022: Updated by Geoff Hubbs: Added builder and revised history
  • September 9, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • October 3, 2016: Added by Dana and Kay Klein

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