Theodore Roosevelt Lake Bridge

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Theodore Roosevelt Lake Bridge
Roosevelt Lake Bridge.jpg
Coordinates 33°40′26″N111°9′25″W / 33.67389°N 111.15694°W / 33.67389; -111.15694
CarriesTwo lanes of Arizona 188.svg SR 188
Crosses Theodore Roosevelt Lake
Locale Gila CountyMaricopa County, Arizona
Maintained by AZDOT
ID number AZ 2028
Characteristics
DesignSingle Span Steel Arch bridge
Total length2,198.9 ft (670.2 m) [1]
Width37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Longest span1,079.8 ft (329.1 m) [1] (tied-arch span)
History
Opened1992 [1]
Statistics
Daily traffic 1,522 (2014)
Location
Theodore Roosevelt Lake Bridge

The Theodore Roosevelt Lake Bridge is a vehicular bridge traversing Theodore Roosevelt Lake between Gila County and Maricopa County, Arizona. [2] Prior to its completion, traffic on Arizona SR 188 traveled directly on top of the Theodore Roosevelt Lake Dam. The bridge's completion relieved traffic over the dam. It had been designed to accommodate the width of two Ford Model-T automobiles, but increasing vehicle widths meant that the dam could only support one-way traffic until the new bridge opened. [3]

Per the United States Bureau of Reclamation, in 1995, along with other bridges such as the Brooklyn Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge, the bridge was listed by the American Consulting Engineers Council as one of the top twelve bridge designs in the United States, [3] and is the "longest two-lane, single-span, steel-arch bridge in North America". [3] The build contract was awarded to Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc. of Plain, Wisconsin, [1] with an overall total cost of $21.3 million USD in 1992. [3] It was initially painted sky blue, but has since turned white. [4]

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References

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  2. Thornton-O'Connell, Jodi (August 6, 2018), "The History of Roosevelt Lake in Arizona", USA Today, retrieved December 28, 2019
  3. 1 2 3 4 Phoenix Area Office (June 25, 2015), A Brief History of Roosevelt Dam, United States Bureau of Reclamation, retrieved December 28, 2019
  4. "Photo: The Bridge Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved August 23, 2022.