Gillespie Dam Highway Bridge - Gila Bend AZ - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Gillespie Dam Highway Bridge was built in 1927 transformed the Yuma - Phoenix Highway into an all weather route, eliminating the crossing of the Gila River on the apron of the Gillespie Dam. It is a nine span through truss bridge. When completed it was the longest thru truss bridge in Arizona

Street address: NW of Gila Bend Gila Bend, County / Borough / Parish: Maricopa Year listed: 1981 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Transportation Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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