McPhaul Suspension Bridge
The McPhaul Suspension Bridge, sometimes known as Yuma, Arizona's Bridge to Nowhere is a suspension bridge that used to carry a section of U.S. Route 95. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge, which was named for local Yuma resident Henry Harrison McPhaul, was built over the Gila River in 1929 and replaced in 1968 when it was deemed insufficient for modern transportation needs. A dam and replacement bridge, subsequently destroyed, were built and the river was rerouted.
The bridge is long in total. Its main span is a Warren-type pony truss bridge suspended by cables from rocker type towers. The span is held by two steel cables in diameter and long. It has two approach spans, and long, and approach roadways and long.
