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slab-and-girder structure, they solicited bids for the project. In 1928 they received bids from four companies, based on that design: R. H. Martin (Tucson, Arizona ), the Levy Construction Company (Denver, Colorado), Wickes Engineering and Construction Company (Des Moines, Iowa), and Strong and Grant (Springville, Utah). The contract was awarded to the low bidder, Strong and Grant, on December 4, 1928, for the sum of $ 47,325. Construction began in January 1929 and was completed in July of the same year.
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The original design by the Arizona Highway Department consisted of a multi-span concrete slab-and-girder structure, with concrete abutments and piers. The bridge is an example of a standard construction structure used during the 1920s and 1930s, four-rib concrete deck girder. It consists of seven
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The 1929, structure consists of seven spans of 45.7 feet (13.9 m) each, with a total span of 319.6 feet (97.4 m). The bridge is 24.2 feet (7.4 m) wide, and has an asphalt-over-concrete deck. The substructure is made up of concrete abutments and wingwalls with solid concrete piers.
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In 1915, a timber bridge was built spanning the river. It was upgraded to a more permanent structure in 1922 with the addition of two steel trusses. In 1927, the Arizona Highway Department began to assess how to replace the existing structure with a permanent structure. Based on a concrete
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was eliminated. US 80 was an early coast-to-coast highway in the United States, and this was an important construction on that route. At the time of its construction, US 80 was Arizona's most heavily trafficked highway. With the implementation of the
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Other features of the bridge include moulded concrete guardrails with arch-pierced concrete walls, cantilevered roadway with tapered cantilevered brackets, and tapered girder haunches at piers.
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45-foot-long (14 m) spans, and is considered one of the more noteworthy examples of its type in Arizona. On September 30, 1988, the bridge was listed on the
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The historic Hassayampa Bridge was modified and repaired in 1993. The bridge, which is described as a concrete slab and girder, is located in the
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With the completion in 1929 of a concrete structure, the last obstacle on the state's most major east–west route,
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Details can be found on the pdf of the Continuation Sheet on the NPS listing for this structure.
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over the Hassayampa River between Salome Highway and 309 Avenue in the areas of Hassayampa and
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Remains of some of the original sections which were removed from the Hassayampa Bridge.
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The bridge was documented with drawings and photographs by the
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in 1988. The bridge was scheduled for demolition in 1983.
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Hassayampa Bridge is located in Arizona
Hassayampa Bridge is located in the United States
Hassayampa, Arizona
33°11′10″N 112°42′15″W / 33.18611°N 112.70417°W / 33.18611; -112.70417
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Hassayampa River
Hassayampa, Arizona
Maricopa County
National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Route 80
Interstate Highway System
county road
National Register of Historic Places
Old U.S. Highway Route 80
Arlington
Buckeye, Arizona
Historic American Engineering Record
Photo from 2015
Another photo from 2015
Remains of some of the original sections which were removed from the Hassayampa Bridge.
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