Monday, March 9, 2026

1929 McPhaul Bridge over Gila River east of Yuma, AZ

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

"The 1184' (361m) long bridge has a main span of 798' (243m). the deck width was 14.7' (4.5m)." [BridgeHunter]

Yuma Then & Now posted
McPhaul Bridge was only 16 feet [4.9m] wide, the bridge was too narrow for a US numbered highway when built in 1929. It would have been too narrow, as the US highway system required two 9 foot [2.7m] lanes.[But BridgeHunter says it carried US-95 until it was bypassed in 1968.

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2006 photo by Ron Brown via BridgeHutner

Randy avery, Nov 2017

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