San Juan River Bridge at Shiprock

Summary

The San Juan River Bridge at Shiprock, about .5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of Shiprock, New Mexico, is a Parker through truss bridge built in 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

San Juan River Bridge at Shiprock
San Juan River Bridge at Shiprock is located in New Mexico
San Juan River Bridge at Shiprock
LocationUS 666 over San Juan R., Shiprock, New Mexico
Coordinates36°46′53″N 108°41′31″W / 36.781277°N 108.692046°W / 36.781277; -108.692046
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
Architectural styleParker through truss
MPSHistoric Highway Bridges of New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.97000740[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1997

It is a six-span Parker through truss steel bridge fabricated by W.E. Bondurant. It brought U.S. Highway 64 and U.S. Route 666 over a broad floodplain of the San Juan River.[2]

From the late 1950s on, when a parallel steel beam bridge was built adjacent to it, it has carried westbound traffic.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b David Kammer (December 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: San Juan River Bridge at Shiprock / NMSHTD #1792". National Park Service. Retrieved July 5, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1984