Construction details of $4,139,277 bridge, link in highway joining Arizona and Utah; arch length of 1028 ft, roadway is 1271 ft long, and 40-ft wide, arch rises 165 ft, longest chord is 54 ft, and shortest is 27 ft; arch was put together in "mock assembly" prior to shipment to site.


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    Title :

    World's highest steel-arch bridge, spanning Glen Canyon in Utah, opened to traffic in February


    Additional title:

    Better Roads


    Published in:

    Better Roads ; 29 , n 5


    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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