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Muddy River Bridge, Spanning Muddy River northeast of I-15 & State Route 168, Glendale, Clark County, NV

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Muddy River Bridge, Spanning Muddy River northeast of I-15 & State Route 168, Glendale, Clark County, NV

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Summary

Significance: The Muddy River Bridge is the best example of a thru "pony" truss bridge in Nevada. It is one of six truss bridges (three of which are pony trusses) still on the NDOT inventory. This construction type has been very rare in Nevada. The bridge was a vital crossing point along Old US 91, the main transportation route from Southern Nevada to Utah.
Survey number: HAER NV-7
Building/structure dates: 1932- 1933 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1987 Demolished

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Date

1933 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
James J Burke & Company
Egan, George
Durkee, S C
Virginia Bridge & Iron Company
Carnegie Steel Works
Squires, H A
Davis, Bob, photographer
Knight, Kenneth C, historian
Leavitt, Robert M, photographer
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Location

clark county36.66407, -114.56350
Google Map of 36.66407, -114.563499
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