Old Trails Bridge
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Old Trails Bridge | |
![]() Old Trails Bridge in September 2002 | |
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Location | Abandoned US 66 over the Colorado River, south of Tiprock, Arizona United States |
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Coordinates | 34°42′57″N 114°29′5″W / 34.71583°N 114.48472°WCoordinates: 34°42′57″N 114°29′5″W / 34.71583°N 114.48472°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1915-16 |
Built by | ; Et al. |
Architectural style | Brace-ribbed through arch |
MPS | Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 88001676[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 30, 1988 |
The Old Trails Bridge is a historic bridge over the Colorado River in San Bernardino County and Mohave County in the United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[1] It has also been known as Topock Bridge and as Needles Bridge.
Description[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/ARIZONA-B-0005_Colorado_River_-_Trails_Arch_Bridge_or_Topock_Bridge.jpg/220px-ARIZONA-B-0005_Colorado_River_-_Trails_Arch_Bridge_or_Topock_Bridge.jpg)
View of the Old Trails Bridge in the 1920s, from Arizona
The bridge carried a now-abandoned section of the former U.S. Route 66 across from southeast of Needles, California to south of Toprock, Arizona. It is a brace-ribbed through arch bridge that was built in 1915–1916.[2] It served as a highway bridge until 1947 when the Red Rock Bridge, formerly a railroad bridge, was modified for highway use. The Old Trails Bridge was later converted to a pipeline bridge.
It was listed on the NRHP in September 30, 1988.[1][2]
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mohave County, Arizona
- National Register of Historic Places listings in San Bernardino County, California
References[]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Clayton B. Fraser (April 1, 1987). "HABS/HAER Inventory: Old Trails Bridge / Topock Bridge / Needles Bridge". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
External links[]
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Categories:
- Bridges over the Colorado River
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Through arch bridges in the United States
- Bridges completed in 1916
- Bridges on U.S. Route 66
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Buildings and structures in Mohave County, Arizona
- Transportation in Mohave County, Arizona
- Transportation buildings and structures in San Bernardino County, California
- National Register of Historic Places in Mohave County, Arizona
- National Register of Historic Places in San Bernardino County, California
- Road bridges in Arizona
- Road bridges in California
- Arizona Registered Historic Place stubs
- Southern California Registered Historic Place stubs
- San Bernardino County, California geography stubs
- Western United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Arizona building and structure stubs
- Arizona transportation stubs
- California building and structure stubs
- California transportation stubs