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Side view

Photos taken in 1989 by John Pendlebury for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Deck view

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View from below

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Truss

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Distant View Of Bridge In Environmental Setting, Looking Southeast

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Full View Of East Side Of Bridge, Looking West

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View Of North Approach, Looking South

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View Of South Approach, Looking North

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View Of Southern Pylons On Abutment, Looking Northwest

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View Of Northwest Pylons On North Abutment, Suspension Cable And 'U'-Bolt Connections, Looking South

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View Of Inclined Post, Lower Chord And Deck Junction With North Abutments And Pylons, Looking West

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View Of Suspension Cables, Lower Chord And 'I'-Beam Brace At South End Of Bridge, Looking West

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View Of Cable And Suspension Bindings, Looking Southwest

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View Of Substructure And North Abutment, Looking North

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View Of Substructure And South Abutment, Looking South

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View Of Substructure Connections With Truss Members, Suspension Cables And 'I'-Beams, Northeast Side Of Bridge, Looking West

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View Of Northwest Cable Bolt, Suspension Cable And Concrete Anchoring Block, Looking South

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Close-Up View Of Southeast Cable Bolt, Suspension Cable, And Concrete Anchoring Block, Looking Southeast

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View Of Dedication Plaque On Northeast Pylon, Looking South

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Interior View Of West Truss, Showing Railing, Suspension Cable, Connection Bolts And 'U'-Couplings, Looking Southwest

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Facts

Overview: Suspension bridge over the San Rafael River at Buckhorn Wash
Location: Emery County, Utah
Status: Destroyed by fire
Future prospects: scheduled to be rebuilt
History: Built 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps; destroyed by arson fire
Builder: - Civilian Conservation Corps
Design: Wire suspension supporting a Double Intersection Warren Pony Truss bridge
Dimensions: Total length: 160.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1996
Also called: Buckhorn Wash Bridge
Inventory numbers: NRHP 96000617 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 33502 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 17, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
June 17, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
August 24, 2006: Posted new photos

Sources

HAER UT-60 - San Rafael Bridge, Spanning San Rafael River near Buckhorn Wash, Castle Dale vicinity, Emery County, UT
Emery County Review

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San Rafael Bridge

Posted June 17, 2008, by Randy Brush

It was lost bridge. Damage of fire by arson. We heard from newspaper. Thank you for show photo.