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Perkinsville Verde River Bridge
Description
The two truss spans were originally constructed as part of the multi-span San Carlos Bridge over Gila River near Payson in 1921; disassembled 1935 for reservoir and two spans relocated to this location 1936. An additional span from the Gila River bridge was relocated to the Walnut Creek Bridge.Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Verde River on Perknsvle-Wms Road
- Location
- Yavapai County, Arizona
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1936 (NBI says 1934) with truss spans relocated from San Carlos Indian Reservation bridge over the Gila River
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 138.8 ft.
Total length: 329.7 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.7 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +34.89519, -112.20542 (decimal degrees)
34°53'43" N, 112°12'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 12/389860/3862083 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Perkinsville
- Average daily traffic (as of 2012)
- 85
- Inventory numbers
- AZ 9474 (Arizona bridge number)
NRHP 88001671 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10773 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of May 2017)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18.1 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- August 6, 2013: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Changed name, added photos
- March 10, 2011: New photo from Nathan Holth
Sources
- Nathan Holth
- Alexander D. Mitchell IV
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This is the old bridge from the Gila river crossing between Phx. and Tucson.
They trucked it all the way up here.