Navajo Bridge Erection Toggle Screw/Navajo Bridge

Navajo Bridge Erection Toggle Screw/Navajo Bridge (HMPQW)

Location: Marble Canyon, AZ 86036 Coconino County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 49.1', W 111° 37.968'

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State of Arizona

— 1927/1928 —

This Erection Toggle Screw was used in the construction of the historic Navajo Bridge to maintain bridge vertical elevations and as a means of lowering bridge sections in place.

[Plaque Mounted on Bridge]:
State of Arizona
Navajo Bridge
Arch 616 feet · Total Length 834 feet · Height 467 feet

Arizona State Highway CommissionGeo W.P. Hunt, Governor
L.P. Mcbride, Chairman - H. Thompson, Vice Chairman - F.C. Steger, CommissionerJ.F. McDonald, Commissioner - Floyd Williams, Commissioner - M.C. Hankins, SecretaryEngineering Organization
W.C. LeFebvre, State Highway Engineer - W.W. Lane, Chief Engineer - R.A. Hoffman, Bridge EngineerL.C. Lashmet, Desiging Engineer - R.C. Perkins and W.R. Hutchins, District EngineersR.C. Bond, Resident Engineer - W.K. Claypool, Inspector
In Cooperation With
The United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Hubert Work, SecretaryC.H. Burke, Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Fabricated and Erected by the Kansas City Structural Steel Co.
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HM NumberHMPQW
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Year Placed1928
Placed ByState of Arizona/United States Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 11:30am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)12S E 443561 N 4074906
Decimal Degrees36.81833333, -111.63280000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 49.1', W 111° 37.968'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 49' 6.00" N, 111° 37' 58.08" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)928
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1200 Lees Ferry Rd, Marble Canyon AZ 86036, US
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