Old Trails Bridge
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Old Trails Bridge | |
| File:Trails Arch Bridge.jpg Old Trails Bridge in September 2002 | |
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| Location | Abandoned US 66 over the Colorado River, south of Topock, Arizona United States |
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| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1915-16 |
| Built by | Sourwine, S.A.; 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, California and Mohave County, Arizona 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.[2][3]
Description and history
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The bridge carried a now-abandoned section of the former U.S. Route 66 across from southeast of Needles, California to south of Topock, Arizona. It is a brace-ribbed through arch bridge that was built in 1915–1916.[4] 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 on September 30, 1988.[1][4]
The bridge has been seen in a number of blockbuster films including The Grapes of Wrath and Easy Rider.
See also
[edit | edit source]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mohave County, Arizona
- National Register of Historic Places listings in San Bernardino County, California
References
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External links
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- Photo at Flickr, in higher resolution
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- 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
- 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