Ocean-To-Ocean and Union Pacific Railroad Bridges (Yuma, Arizona – Winterhaven, California)

            Historic Ocean-To-Ocean Bridge and Union Pacific Railroad Bridge over the Colorado River between Yuma, Arizona and Winterhaven, California.  The Ocean-To-Ocean Bridge is a 1915 pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss built by the Omaha Structural Steel Works.   It carried the transcontinental Ocean-to-Ocean Highway and later U.S. Hwy 80.  The Union Pacific Railroad (UP) bridge is a Parker through truss.  It was completed in 1924 for the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) and replaced an 1898 swing bridge.

The Yuma Ocean To Ocean Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 (NRHP No. 79000431).Arizona Historic Bridge Inventory No. 8533

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER AZ-63 as the Yuma Crossing)

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Taken in: United States / Arizona / Yuma (show map)

Taken on: December 26, 2017

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Historic Bridge

Truss Bridge

Thru Truss

Pennsylvania Truss

Pennsylvania Through Truss

Omaha Structural Steel Works

Ocean-To-Ocean Highway

Ocean-To-Ocean Bridge

Hwy 80

U.S. 80

U.S. Hwy 80

Colorado River

Yuma

Yuma County

Arizona

Winterhaven

Imperial County

California

NRHP

National Register of Historic Places

HAER

Historic American Engineering Record

Arizona Historic Bridge Inventory

Railroad Bridge

Parker Truss

Parker Through Truss

Southern Pacific Railroad

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Sets appears in: • Arizona • California more » • Arizona Roads, Bridges, Towers, etc. • California Roads, Bridges, Towers, etc. • HAER • NRHP Listed Roads, Bridges, Tunnels, Towers, etc. « less

Groups appears in: • National Register of Historic Places

Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T5i, f/11.0, 1/320 sec, 24mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS REBEL T5i
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Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
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