Chevelon Creek Bridge

Chevelon Creek Bridge
Crosses Chevelon Creek
Locale Navajo County, Arizona
Owner ADOT
Heritage status Arizona Historic Bridge Inventory
ID number AZ #8158
Characteristics
Design Polygonal Warren Pony truss bridge
Total length 102.7 feet (31.3 m)
Width 14.1 feet (4.3 m)
Longest span 104.7 feet (31.9 m)
History
Constructed by Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Construction begin 1913
Construction end 1913
Construction cost $4,985
Inaugurated 1913
Closed Rehabilitated in 2013,
reopened in 2014.
Chevelon Creek Bridge
Nearest city Southeast of Winslow
Built 1913
Architectural style Pony truss bridge
MPS Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS [1]
NRHP Reference # 83003454
Added to NRHP 8 December 1983 [1]
References

Chevelon Creek Bridge is a historic road bridge located southeast of Winslow, in Navajo County, eastern Arizona. [2]

It is a steel Pratt Pony truss bridge over Chevelon Creek on the Holbrook-Winslow Road.

History

The bridge has been standing since 1913, when the State of Arizona did a truss replacement as part of the Transcontinental Route. It was built by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas.

It was closed for restoration in 2013, and reopened in 2014. [3] [4]

Heritage

The Chevelon Creek Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS submission in 1983.[5]

The bridge scored 94 points out of 100 in the Arizona Historic Bridge Inventory. [3] The rating came because of its inclusion in the Transcontinental Route and also because it was one of the first significant road structures undertaken by the newly formed state of Arizona. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Chevelon Canyon Bridge". BridgeHunter.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  3. 1 2 3 Nick Worth (April 5, 2013). "Historic Chevelon Creek Bridge Project Could Get Underway By Late Summer". Arizona Journal. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  4. "Historic Chevelon Creek Bridge reopens". Arizona Independent. February 1, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  5. "Chevelon Creek Bridge". NHRP listing. U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

External links

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Coordinates: 34°55′24″N 110°31′45″W / 34.92321°N 110.52929°W / 34.92321; -110.52929


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