Fossil Creek Bridge

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Historic bridge in Gila County, Arizona

Fossil Creek Bridge
Underside of bridge arch
Coordinates	34°23′38″N 111°37′44″W / 34.394°N 111.629°W / 34.394; -111.629
Carries	Fossil Creek Road
Crosses	Fossil Creek
Locale	near Strawberry, Arizona
Characteristics
Design	Filled spandrel arch
History
Construction end	1924
Fossil Creek Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Strawberry, Arizona
Coordinates	34°23′39″N 111°37′45″W / 34.39417°N 111.62917°W / 34.39417; -111.62917
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1924–25
Architectural style	Filled Spandrel Arch
MPS	Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS
NRHP reference No.	88001620
Added to NRHP	September 30, 1988
Location

Fossil Creek Bridge is a closed-spandrel deck arch bridge built in the U.S. state of Arizona during 1924–25 on Cottonwood-Camp Verde-Pine road across Fossil Creek. The road, also known as Fossil Creek Road, crosses the creek at a point where it forms the border between Yavapai and Gila counties, and between the Tonto and the Prescott National Forests. The nearest town is Strawberry in Gila County. It is not far from Camp Verde in Yavapai County.

It has a 70-foot (21 m) span, a 14-foot (4.3 m) arch rise, Luten arch-like reinforcing and bulkheads. It cost $10,037 to build. It was designed by the Arizona Highway Department early in 1924 and completed later that year.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ ^{a b} Clayton B. Fraser (April 1, 1987). "HABS/HAER Inventory: Fossil Creek Bridge". National Park Service: 18. Retrieved 2016-05-30. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) with one photo
3. ^ "Vehicular Bridges in Arizona". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-30.

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