Ash Avenue Bridge, Spanning Salt River at Foot of Ash Avenue, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ
Summary
Significance: Constructed over the Salt River on the Pheonix-Tempe Highway, the Ash Avenue Bridge is the first concrete multi-arch bridge erected in Arizona. The structure is comprised of eleven spans of two-rib, open-spindrel, hinged arches. After the bridge was opened in 1913, it contributed immensely to the development of the Salt River Valley.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2
Survey number: HAER AZ-29
Building/structure dates: 1913 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1933 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1920 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1991 Demolished
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Tags
bridges
arizona
ash
bridge
ash avenue bridge
salt
salt river
foot
ash avenue
tempe
maricopa
maricopa county
james b girand
carl e hasse
historic american engineering record
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
railroads
library of congress
railway photo archive
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Girand, James B
Hasse, Carl E
Location
arizona
,
33.42149, -111.94237
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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