Chevelon Creek Bridge

Chevelon Creek Bridge is a historic road bridge located southeast of Winslow, in Navajo County, eastern Arizona.[2]

Chevelon Creek Bridge
Coordinates 34°55′24″N 110°31′45″W
CrossesChevelon Creek
LocaleNavajo County, Arizona
OwnerADOT
Heritage statusArizona Historic Bridge Inventory
ID numberAZ #8158
Characteristics
DesignPolygonal Warren Pony truss bridge
Total length102.7 feet (31.3 m)
Width14.1 feet (4.3 m)
Longest span104.7 feet (31.9 m)
History
Constructed byMissouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Construction start1913
Construction end1913
Construction cost$4,985
Inaugurated1913
ClosedRehabilitated in 2013,
reopened in 2014.
Chevelon Creek Bridge
Nearest citySoutheast of Winslow
Built1913
Architectural stylePony truss bridge
MPSVehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS [1]
NRHP reference No.83003454
Added to NRHP8 December 1983 [1]
References

It is a steel Pratt Pony truss bridge over Chevelon Creek on the Holbrook-Winslow Road.

History

The bridge has been standing since 1913, when the State of Arizona did a truss replacement as part of the Transcontinental Route. It was built by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas.

It was closed for restoration in 2013, and reopened in 2014.[3] [4]

Heritage

The Chevelon Creek Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS submission in 1983.[5]

The bridge scored 94 points out of 100 in the Arizona Historic Bridge Inventory.[3] The rating came because of its inclusion in the Transcontinental Route and also because it was one of the first significant road structures undertaken by the newly formed state of Arizona.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Chevelon Canyon Bridge". BridgeHunter.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  3. Nick Worth (April 5, 2013). "Historic Chevelon Creek Bridge Project Could Get Underway By Late Summer". Arizona Journal. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  4. "Historic Chevelon Creek Bridge reopens". Arizona Independent. February 1, 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  5. "Chevelon Creek Bridge". NRHP listing. U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-04.


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