McPhaul Bridge
by Robert Bales
Title
McPhaul Bridge
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
A view of the old unused bridge crossing the Gila River near Yuma, Arizona.
This 800-foot-long suspension bridge spanned the Gila River when it was built in 1929, and was named McPhaul Bridge in honor of Henry Harrison McPhaul, "the only Yuma resident who ever became an Arizona Ranger." But it was considered to be too flimsy for modern traffic, and when a dam was built upstream in 1968 the river was diverted and the highway was rerouted over a much smaller bridge. This ultimately proved unwise, as a flood in 1993 destroyed the new bridge while the Bridge to Nowhere, with its broad span and high clearance, probably would have been just fine.
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December 29th, 2015
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Comments (20)
Darrell MacIver
Nicely captured from this angle. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and All The Best For 2016.
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks for the comments and yes we did and I like to wish you and your family a very Happy New Year!!
Lucinda Walter
Congratulations! Your beautiful work is featured in the FAA group "Beauty of Arizona" l/f
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