Canyon Diablo Bridge

Canyon Diablo Bridge
Coordinates35°6′56.46″N 111°5′44.24″W / 35.1156833°N 111.0956222°W / 35.1156833; -111.0956222
CarriesVehicles
CrossesCanyon Diablo
LocaleTwo Guns, Arizona, United States
Characteristics
DesignReinforced concrete Luten arch with cantilevered roadway
Total length146 ft (45 m)
History
Construction startWinter 1914-15
OpenedMarch 17, 1915 (1915-03-17)
Closed1938
Replaced byInterstate 40 bridge
Canyon Diablo Bridge
Canyon Diablo Bridge is located in Arizona
Canyon Diablo Bridge
Canyon Diablo Bridge is located in the United States
Canyon Diablo Bridge
ArchitectTopeka Bridge & Iron Co.
Thomas Maddock
MPSVehicular Bridges in Arizona[2]
NRHP reference No.88001664[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1988
Location
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Canyon Diablo Bridge is an abandoned automobile bridge in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, approximately 30 mi (48 km) east of Flagstaff, Arizona. The bridge carried Route 66 over Canyon Diablo. The ghost town of Two Guns, once a prosperous tourist stop, is near the east end of the bridge.

  1. ^ "Canyon Diablo Bridge". National Park Service. September 30, 1988.
  2. ^ Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS