Old Trails Bridge

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Old Trails Bridge
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Old Trails Bridge in September 2002
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Old Trails Bridge
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Old Trails Bridge
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Old Trails Bridge
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Old Trails Bridge
LocationAbandoned US 66 over the Colorado River, south of Topock, Arizona
United States
Coordinates 34°42′57″N114°29′5″W / 34.71583°N 114.48472°W / 34.71583; -114.48472
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1915-16
Built by Sourwine, S.A.; Et al.
Architectural styleBrace-ribbed through arch
MPS Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS
NRHP reference No. 88001676 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1988

The Old Trails Bridge is a historic bridge over the Colorado River in San Bernardino County, California and Mohave County, Arizona in the United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). [1] It has also been known as Topock Bridge and as Needles Bridge. [2] [3]

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Description and history

View of the Old Trails Bridge in the 1920s, from Arizona ARIZONA-B-0005 Colorado River - Trails Arch Bridge or Topock Bridge.jpg
View of the Old Trails Bridge in the 1920s, from Arizona

The bridge carried a now-abandoned section of the former U.S. Route 66 across from southeast of Needles, California to south of Topock, Arizona. It is a brace-ribbed through arch bridge that was built in 1915–1916. [4] It served as a highway bridge until 1947 when the Red Rock Bridge, formerly a railroad bridge, was modified for highway use. The Old Trails Bridge was later converted to a pipeline bridge.

It was listed on the NRHP on September 30, 1988. [1] [4]

The bridge has been seen in a number of blockbuster films including The Grapes of Wrath and Easy Rider .

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "CHS.J3009". digital.denverlibrary.org. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  3. "Old Trails Arch Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Clayton B. Fraser (April 1, 1987). "HABS/HAER Inventory: Old Trails Bridge / Topock Bridge / Needles Bridge". National Park Service. and accompanying photos