McPhaul Suspension Bridge - Yuma County B R I D G E S A R I Z O N A H I S T O R I C B R I D G E I N V E N T O R Y submitted to: Arizona Department of Transportation th 205 South 17 Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85007 produced by: in association with: FRASERdesign EcoPlan Associates, Inc. 420 South County Road 23E 701 West Southern Avenue Suite 203 Loveland, Colorado 80537 Mesa, Arizona 85210 January 2008 NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Revised March 1992) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form This form is for use in documenting multiple property groups relating to one or several historic contexts. See instructions in How to Complete the Multiple Property Documentation Form (National Register Bulletin 16B). Complete each item by entering the requested information. For additional space, use continuation sheets (Form 10-900-a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer to complete all items. ____ New Submission ____ x Amended Submission A. Name of Multiple Property Listing Vehicular Bridges in Arizona 1880 - 1964 B. Associated Historic Contexts Vehicular Bridges in Arizona 1860 - 1964 C. Form Prepared By Clayton B. Fraser, Principal name/title FRASER design 15 January 2008 organization date 5700 Jackdaw Drive 970.669.7969 street & number telephone Loveland Colorado 80537 city or town state zip code D. Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this documentation form meets the National Register documentation standards and sets forth requirements for the listing of related properties consistent with the National Register criteria. This submission meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60 and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation. ( See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official date State or Federal agency or bureau I, hereby, certify that this multiple property documentation form has been approved by the National Register as a basis for evaluating related properties for listing in the National Register. Signature of commenting or other official date ___________________________________________________________________________________Vehicular Bridges in Arizona 1880 - 1964 ___________________ Arizona Name of Multiple Property Listing State Table of Contents Provide the following information on continuation sheets. Cite the letter and the title before each section of the narrative. Assign page numbers according to the instructions for continuation sheets in How to Complete the Multiple Property Documentation Form (National Register Bulletin 16B). Fill in page numbers for each section in the space below. Section Page number E. Statement of Historic Contexts 1. Introduction 1 2. Bridge Development in America 2 3. Territorial Road and Bridge Construction in Arizona: 1880-1912 8 Figure 1. Solomonville Road Overpass 11 Figure 2. Alchesay Canyon Bridge 13 Figure 3. Black River Bridge 16 Figure 4. Tempe Bridge 17 4. Early State Bridge Construction and Transcontinental Highways: 1912-1920 17 Figure 5. Map of proposed highway system of Arizona, 1912 19 Figure 6. Map of proposed state highways of Arizona, 1916 21 Figure 7. Antelope Hill Bridge 22 Figure 8. Santa Cruz River Bridge 24 Figure 9. Clason’s Guide Map of Arizona, 1918 29 Figure 10. Map of proposed Phoenix-Yuma Highway, 1920 31 Figure 11. Truck pulling train of cars across Gillespie Dam apron, circa 1926 33 Figure 12. Chevelon Creek Bridge 34 Figure 13. Jacks Canyon Bridge 35 Figure 14. Letterhead of Omaha Structural Steel Bridge Company, 1919 37 Figure 15. Canyon Padre Bridge 38 Figure 16. Gila River Bridge 39 Figure 17. Kelvin Bridge 40 Figure 18. Black Gap Bridge 41 Figure 19. Broadway Bridge 42 Figure 20. Cameron Suspension Bridge 43 Figure 21. Yuma Bridge 46 Figure 22. Topock Bridge 47 5. Federal Aid and the Arizona Highway Department in the 1910s and 1920s 47 Figure 23. Old Trails Wash Bridge 50 Figure 24. Granite Creek Bridge 52 Figure 25. Map of state highway system of Arizona, 1920 53 Figure 26. Concho Bridge 54 Figure 27. Cienega Bridge 55 Figure 28. Map of Arizona’s 7 percent system, 1922 57 Figure 29. Map of Arizona highway system, 1932 60 Figure 30. Dead Indian Canyon Bridge 61 Figure 31. Midgley Bridge 62 Figure 32. Mormon Flat Bridge 63 Figure 33. Verde River Bridge 64 Figure 34. Pine Creek Bridge 65 Figure 35. Gillespie Dam Bridge 68 Figure 36. Navajo Bridge 70 Figure 37. Dome (McPhaul) Bridge 71 Figure 38. Mill Avenue Bridge 72 x see continuation sheet ___________________________________________________________________________________Vehicular Bridges in Arizona 1880 - 1964 ___________________ Arizona Name of Multiple Property Listing State Section Page number 6. Depression and World War II Bridge Construction: 1933-1945 73 Figure 39. Map of state highway system of Arizona, 1933 75 Figure 40. Salt River Canyon Bridge 76 Figure 41. Winslow Underpass 77 Figure 42. Peoria Underpass 78 Figure 43. Rattlesnake Canyon Bridge 79 Figure 44. Willis Street Bridge 82 Figure 45. Map of state highway system, 1939 84 7. Post-War Construction and the Interstate Highway System: 1945-1964 86 Figure 46. Pinto Creek Bridge 90 Figure 47. Guthrie Bridge 91 Figure 48. Clear Creek Bridge 92 F. Associated Property Types 1. Concrete Arch Bridges 93 Figure 49. Concrete arch bridge diagram 94 Figure 50. Queen Creek Bridge 98 Figure 51. Holbrook Bridge 99 Figure 52. Queen Creek Bridge 100 Figure 53. Fossil Creek Bridge 101 2. Concrete Box Culverts and Slab and Girder Bridges 104 Figure 54. Concrete girder bridge diagram 104 Figure 55. Broadway Bridge 106 Figure 56. Pinal Creek Bridge 107 Figure 57. Tanner Wash Bridge 108 3. Concrete Rigid Frame Bridges 112 Figure 58. Benson Underpass 113 Figure 59. 17th Avenue Underpass 114 4 Steel Stringer and Girder Bridges 117 Figure 60. Steel I-beam stringer bridge diagram 118 Figure 61. Dry Wash Bridge 119 Figure 62. Wash Bridge 120 Figure 63. Wickenberg Bridge 121 Figure 64. Benson Bridge 122 5. Steel Truss Bridges 125 Figure 65. Steel truss bridge diagram 126 Figure 66. Truss bridge types 127 Figure 67. Truss bridge types 128 Figure 68. White River Bridge 129 Figure 69. Walnut Canyon Bridge 130 Figure 70. Sanders Bridge 131 Figure 71. Allentown Bridge 132 Figure 72. Park Avenue Bridge 133 Figure 73. Woodruff Bridge 134 Figure 74. Querino Canyon Bridge 135 Figure 75. Cameron Truss Bridge 137 x see continuation sheet ___________________________________________________________________________________Vehicular Bridges in Arizona 1880 - 1964 ___________________ Arizona Name of Multiple Property Listing State Section Page number 6. Long-span Steel Arch and Suspension Bridges 139 Figure 76. Steel suspension bridge diagram 139 Figure 77. Topock Bridge 141 Figure 78. Navajo Bridge 142 Figure 79. Cedar Canyon and Corduroy Creek Bridges 143 Figure 80. Cameron Suspension Bridge 144 Figure 81. McPhaul Bridge 145 7. Timber Stringer Bridges 148 Figure 82. Timber stringer bridge diagram 148 Figure 83. Packer Wash Bridge 149 Figure 84. Carrizo Bridge 150 8. Glossary 153 G. Geographical Data 156 H. Summary of Identification and Evaluation Methods 156 (Discuss the methods used in developing the multiple property listing) I. Major Bibliographical References 220 (List major written works and primary location of additional information: State Historic Preservation Office, other state agency, federal agency, local government, university, or other, specifying repository.) Primary Location of Additional Data State Historic Preservation Office x Other state agency (Arizona Department of Transportation) Federal agency University Other Inventory Forms 235 Apache County Allentown Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 3073) 236 Sanders Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 3074) 240 Querino Canyon Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 8071) 244 Concho Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 8480) 248 Cochise County Lowell Arch Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0130) 252 Benson Highway Underpass (ADOT Structure No. 0262) 256 Benson Railroad Underpass (ADOT Structure No. 0264) 260 Benson Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0350) 264 Leslie Creek Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 8115) 268 Hereford Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 9214) 272 Coconino County Dead Indian Canyon Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0032) 276 Navajo Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0051) 280 Pumphouse Wash Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0079) 284 x see continuation sheet ___________________________________________________________________________________Vehicular Bridges in Arizona 1880 - 1964 ___________________ Arizona Name of Multiple Property Listing State Section Page number Coconino County (cont.) Midgley Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0232) 288 Water Holes Canyon Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0508) 292 Cameron Truss Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0532) 296 Glen Canyon Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0537) 300 Walnut Canyon Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 9225) 304 Cameron Suspension Bridge 308 Canyon Padre Bridge 312 Canyon Diablo Bridge 316 Gila County Salt River Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0037) 320 Salt River Canyon Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0129) 324 Pinto Creek Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 0351) 328 Black River Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 3128) 332 White River Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 3129) 336 Fossil Creek Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 3215) 340 Reppy Avenue Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 8585) 344 Cordova Avenue Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 8586) 348 Inspiration Avenue Bridge (ADOT Structure No. 8587) 352 Keystone Avenue