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File:Navajo Bridge (May 2006).jpg

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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 81000134.

Description
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The 1929 Navajo Bridge at left, and the 1995 Navajo Bridge at right.
  • These bridges cross the Colorado River at Marble Canyon. The Echo Cliffs are in the backround, to the east.
  • The original bridge was the highest in the world at the time, replacing the Lee's Ferry crossing on the river. It was the only bridge crossing the Colorado River for over 600 miles. Despite the sparsely populated region, over 5,000 people attended the dedication.
Original Bridge, at left
  • Dedicated: June 14-15, 1929
  • Construction cost: $390 thousand
  • Total length: 834 ft (254 m)
  • Steel arch length: 616 ft (188 m)
  • Arch rise: 90 ft (27.4 m)
  • Height above river: 467 ft (142 m)
  • Width of the roadway: 18 ft (5.5 m)
  • Amount of steel: 2.4 million lbs (1,089,000 kg)
  • Amount of concrete: 500 cu yds (385 m3
  • Amount of steel reinforcement: 8,200 lbs (3,700 kg)
New Bridge, at right
  • The main pin was set October 14, 1994, after seven months of construction.
  • Construction cost $14.7 million
  • Total length: 909 ft (277 m)
  • Steel arch length: 726 ft (221 m)
  • Arch rise 90: ft (27.4 m)
  • Height above river: 470 ft (143 m)
  • Width of the roadway: 44 ft (13.4 m)
  • Amount of steel: 2.4 million lbs (1,089,000 kg)
  • Amount of concrete: 1,790 cu yds (1370 m3
  • Amount of steel reinforcement: 3.9 million lbs (1,769,000 kg)
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Date 27 May 2006 (original upload date)
Source Image: uploaded by author; text information: placards at viewpoint
Author User Leonard G. on en.wikipedia
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* 15:20, 27 May 2006 [[:en:User:Leonard G.|Leonard G.]] 3000×1790 (2,142,664 bytes) <span class="comment">(1929 Navaho bridge at left, the highest in the world at the time. These bridges join the distant cities of Flagstaff and Fredonia, replacing [[:en:Lee's Ferry]]. This was the only bridge crossing in over 600 miles of river Despite a sparsely populated region, )</span>
Object location36° 49′ 05″ N, 111° 37′ 52″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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36°49'5.002"N, 111°37'52.000"W

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