Querino Canyon Bridge - Historic Route 66 - Apache County, Arizona, USA. - Truss Bridges on Waymarking.com

Querino Canyon Bridge - Over 250 feet long, used to carry the original US-66 over the Qurino Canyon, until the interstate opened, in the 60s. Route 66 now runs along the I-40.

Note: The approach roads to the bridge are 'Dirt Tracks'.

From the National Parks & Bridgehunter Websites:

Facts:
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Querino Canyon on Old US 66 in Houck Location Apache County, Arizona

Status: Open to traffic with 3 Ton Weight Limit

History: Built 1931 Builders- F.D. Shufflebarger of Albuquerque, New Mexico - Inland Steel Co. of East Chicago, Indiana

Design Warren deck truss.

Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1988

The Querino Canyon Bridge is picturesquely situated over a rugged and beautiful canyon just outside Houck, Arizona.

Designed by the Arizona Highway Department, the bridge is a representative example of early highway truss design: 77 feet long, 20 feet wide, and comprised of a concrete-decked steel trestle with three Pratt deck trusses supported by steel piers. Concrete abutments support the bridge from below and steel lattice guardrails typical of the period line the roadway.

The State built the bridge in 1929 as part of a grand rehabilitation and relocation of Route 66 across northern Arizona. The project included several bridges, drainage construction, and at least 25 miles of roadway. The largest of these multiple efforts, the bridge over Querino Canyon formed an integral link on one of America’s primary arteries.

This section of the highway became a county road during the 1960s after construction of Interstate 40. The Querino Canyon Bridge remains intact, carrying local traffic on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988."
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Querino Canyon Bridge, Querino Dirt Road, Houck, Apache County, Arizona

Date Built: 01/01/1931 Length of Span: Dimensions Length of largest span: 76.8 ft. Total length: 268.7 ft. Deck width: 21.7 ft. www: https://bridgehunter.com/az/apache/8071/ Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed

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