Bridge to Nowhere #1
by Robert Bales
Title
Bridge to Nowhere #1
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
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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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March 10th, 2017
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Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your fantastic artwork on the homepage of the Artist Group No Place Like Home, 3/19/2017! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread!
Michael Mirijan
This wonderful picture is featured on the homepage of the "Pictures for Present" group.