2012Civil engineeringOpen access

Crossing the Canyon: The Navajo Bridge

Jeff L. Brown

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Completed in 1929, the Navajo Bridge—then called the Grand Canyon Bridge—was the only highway crossing of the Colorado River for 600 mi and the first steel deck arch in Arizona.

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Completed in 1929, the Navajo Bridge—then called the Grand Canyon Bridge—was the only highway crossing of the Colorado River for 600 mi and the first steel deck arch in Arizona.

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Completed in 1929, the Navajo Bridge—then called the Grand Canyon Bridge—was the only highway crossing of the Colorado River for 600 mi and the first steel deck arch in Arizona.

Key concepts: Navajo, Canyon, Bridge (graph theory), Arch bridge, Archaeology, Forensic engineering, Bridge deck, Engineering

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