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Arizona Eastern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Salt River, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

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Arizona Eastern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Salt River, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

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Significance: Longest-standing railroad bridge at a location notorious for flood damage; last remaining railroad bridge in Tempe. Nine-span Pratt truss style illustrates evolution of bridge engineering of the era. Owned by two of Salt River Valley's most influential railroad companies.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4
Survey number: HAER AZ-18
Building/structure dates: 1915 Initial Construction

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1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
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