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Old Trails Bridge
Photo in 2002
Old Trails Bridge is located in Arizona
Old Trails Bridge
LocationAbandoned US 66 over the Colorado River, Topock, Arizona
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1915-16
Built bySourwine,S.A.; Et al.
Architectural styleBrace-ribbed through arch
MPSVehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS
NRHP reference No.88001676[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1988

The Old Trails Bridge over the Colorado River, brought a now-abandoned portion of U.S. Route 66 across from Needles, California to Topock, Arizona. It is a brace-ribbed through arch bridge that was built in 1915-1916.[2] It served as a highway bridge until Interstate 40 bridge was built, then was converted to a pipeline bridge.

It has also been known as Topock Bridge and as Needles Bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Clayton B. Fraser (April 1, 1987). "HABS/HAER Inventory: Old Trails Bridge / Topock Bridge / Needles Bridge". National Park Service. and accompanying photos