Arizona Eastern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Salt River, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ
Summary
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
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
arizona, 33.42551, -111.94001
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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