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who designed a bridge over the Arizona Canal in Downtown Scottsdale. The suspension bridge has two steel-clad, 64-foot pylons create a light beam on the walking surface to mark solar events. The bridge will direct pedestrians, bicyclists, and horse riders moving north and south along the Arizona
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Scottsdale's Waterfront Project is aimed at revitalizing an area along the Arizona Canal just west of Scottsdale Road. The City of Scottsdale and the Scottsdale Public Art board engaged the architect
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and Arrowhead Towne Center – now reside along the canal's route. Five miles were added to the canal's western end in 1894, completing its 47-mile (76 km) length.
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and a Ritz-Carlton – were all built close to the canal between 1929 and 1988. Also, five shopping malls of varying size and affluence – Borgata,
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Several miles upstream (east), 640 acres (2.6 km) on the canal's south side were purchased in 1888 by a former Civil War chaplain, Major
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that led to the founding of several communities, now among the wealthier neighborhoods of suburban
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was hired in 1883 to spearhead its construction, which was completed in May 1885. He then founded
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A 750-kilowatt restored hydroelectric plant and art display opened in June 2003 in
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The canal, nearly 50 miles (80 km) long, is the northernmost canal in the
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Brief description of flood irrigation in Phoenix by Salt River Project
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Marshall Way bridge over the Arizona Canal in Downtown Scottsdale.
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Arizona Canal, North of Salt River, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ
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Scottsdale Road pedestrian bridge over the canal designed by
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canals, its banks are popular with joggers and bicyclists.
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Buildings and structures in Maricopa County, Arizona
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Scottsdale, Arizona


Paolo Soleri

Arizona Falls
Phoenix, Arizona
Maricopa County
Phoenix
Valley
Salt River Project
Granite Reef Diversion Dam
Mesa
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Scottsdale
Glendale
Peoria
Arrowhead Towne Center
William John Murphy
Glendale
Winfield Scott
Scottsdale
tourism
Biltmore
Pointe Hilton
Scottsdale Fashion Square
Biltmore Fashion Park
Metrocenter Mall
Arcadia

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