Glen Canyon Dam Bridge
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Glen Canyon Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 36°56′08″N 111°29′00″W / 36.9356°N 111.4834°WCoordinates: 36°56′08″N 111°29′00″W / 36.9356°N 111.4834°W |
Carries | US 89 |
Crosses | Colorado River |
Locale | Arizona, United States |
Characteristics | |
Design | Steel open-spandrel arch |
Total length | 1,271 feet (387 m) |
Height | 700 feet (210 m) |
No. of spans | 1 |
Clearance above | 700 feet (210 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
Construction start | 1957 |
Construction end | 1959 |
Construction cost | $4 million (equivalent to $27 million in 2019 dollars) |
Location | |
The Glen Canyon Bridge or Glen Canyon Dam Bridge is a steel arch bridge in Coconino County, Arizona, carrying U.S. Route 89 across the Colorado River. The bridge was originally built by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to facilitate transportation of materials for the Glen Canyon Dam, which lies adjacent to the bridge just 865 feet (264 m) upstream. The two-lane bridge has an overall length of 1,271 feet (387 m) with a deck 700 feet (210 m) above the river, making it the one of the highest bridges in the United States. The bridge was the highest arch bridge in the world when completed in 1959.[1]
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References[]
- ^ "Colorado River Storage Project". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. May 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
Categories:
- U.S. Route 89
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- Road bridges in Arizona
- Transportation in Coconino County, Arizona
- Bridges over the Colorado River
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Coconino County, Arizona