Mill Avenue Bridge - 1930-1931 - Tempe, AZ
N 33° 25.884 W 111° 56.435
12S E 412563 N 3699509
A date plaque for the Mill Avenue Bridge in Tempe.
Waymark Code: WMKP5E
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2014
Views: 11
The coordinates take you to the southwest corner of the southbound bridge. The same plaque can be found at each corner of the southbound bridge. There is a sidewalk and bike lanes for non-motorists crossing the bridge.
The plaque pictured reads:
1930 1931
Tempe Bridge
State of Arizona
John C. Phillips George Hunt
Governors
The Arizona State Highway Commission
I.P. McBride C.E. Addams
Chairman Chairman
J.F. McDonald J.B. Hart
W.R. Wayland Jacob Barte
Monte Mansfield Monte Mansfield
C.E. Trengrove S.E. Trengrove
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Lynch Cannon Engineering Company
Contractors
Another nearby plaque reads:
1930 1931
Tempe Bridge
Federal Aid Project 2-B
Length 1577 Feet. Roadway 36 Feet
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Built By
The Arizona Highway Department
W.W. Lane T.S. O'Connell
State Highway Engineers
C. C. Small Deputy State Highway Engineer
P. V. Leeson R. C. Perkins
Consulting Engineer. District Engineer
S. A. Erickson A. F. Rath
Designing Engineer Resident Engineer
R. A. Hoffman Bridge Engineer
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Lynch-Cannon Engineering Co.
Contractors
Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1930-1931
Date stone, plaque location.: Each corner of the southbound bridge.
Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: Salt River/Tempe Town Lake
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Parking (safe parking location): N 33° 25.877 W 111° 56.579
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