Dome Bridge
by Robert Bales
Title
Dome Bridge
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
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A view of the old unused bridge crossing the Gila River near Yuma, Arizona that is also called the Bridge To Nowhere.
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 22nd, 2017
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Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your inspiring artwork on the homepage of the Artist Group No Place Like Home, 4/06/2017! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread!
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