San Rafael Bridge (Utah)

	San Rafael Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	San Rafael Bridge, May 2011
	Location in Utah Location in United States
Location	Buckhorn Road (approximately 23 miles [37 km] southeast of Castle Dale); Emery County, Utah ; United States
Coordinates	39°04′52″N110°40′03″W / 39.0811113°N 110.6673812°W
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1935–1937
Built by	Civilian Conservation Corp
NRHP reference No.	96000617
Added to NRHP	June 3, 1996

Last updated August 19, 2025

The San Rafael Bridge (also known as the San Rafael Swinging Bridge or the Buckhorn Wash Bridge) is a historic suspension bridge over the San Rafael River in central Emery County, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Description

The bridge was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in between 1935 and 1937. Until the 1990s, it was the only bridge crossing the river. It no longer carries automobile traffic, but it is still open for pedestrian use.^[2] It was added to the NRHP June 3, 1996.^[3]

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "San Rafael Swinging Bridge". Emery County, Utah. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
↑ Roweley, Vernell; Osborne, Julie W. (June 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: San Rafael Bridge". nps.gov. National Park Service . Retrieved February 15, 2021.

External links

Media related to San Rafael Bridge (Utah) at Wikimedia Commons
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. UT-60, " San Rafael Bridge, Spanning San Rafael River near Buckhorn Wash, Castle Dale, Emery County, UT ", 17 photos, 10 data pages, 2 photo caption pages

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] "San Rafael Swinging Bridge". Emery County, Utah. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

[nrhpnom1-3] Roweley, Vernell; Osborne, Julie W. (June 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: San Rafael Bridge". nps.gov. National Park Service . Retrieved February 15, 2021.

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San Rafael Bridge (Utah)

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