In 1979, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The contractor finally erected the truss on the south side of the river and floated it into position on barges. Sudden, violent flooding was common on the river at the time and washed out the falsework twice. While beautiful in design, the structure required falsework across the river for support during construction. Because the engineers were unfamiliar with the unpredictable Colorado River, problems arose early in the construction. Government engineers designed the bridge in Washington without knowledge of the site. It was partially funded by the Office of Indian Affairs, with the State of Arizona and Imperial County, California each contributing $25,000. When completed, it was the only highway bridge across the Colorado River for 1,200 miles. In 1913 after strong campaigning from the citizens of Yuma, Representative Carl Hayden secured funding for this bridge. It was an important link in the Transcontinental Highway and is an early and rare example of its structural type in Arizona. The contractor finally erected the truss on the south side of the river and floated it into position on barges., In 1979, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was partially funded by the Office of Indian Affairs, with the State of Arizona and Imperial County, California each contributing $25,000., Government engineers designed the bridge in Washington without knowledge of the site. Constructed - 1915 and Rededicated - 2002. Relation John C.Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Bridge.
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Scanned with Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL Pro as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 8-bit Grayscale. Seismic shaking, compression, and extension along length of roadway are all responsible for damage to the overpass. ĭescription Collapsed overpass at Route 14-Route, 5 interchange, northwest of San Fernando, California, caused by the FebruSan Fernando, California earthquake. Gordon Photographic Collectionįor more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives Department. San José State University, Special Collections and ArchivesĬollection John C. Title Collapsed highway overpass Contributor Gordon, John C.
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