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(0)Jerry A Cannon
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Publisher
Arcadia Pub
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Arizona was once just a passage for pioneers headed west for gold, religious freedom, and cheap land. Native Americans had lived in and explored the territory for years, but it was Manifest Destiny and the western expansionist philosophy of the burgeoning US government that created the impetus for better and faster routes across the vast territory with its topographical challenges. In the 1880s, the railroads first booted their way across the landscape,...
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Publisher
Vishnu Temple Press
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
"Two bridges, named as one, span a remote canyon in Arizona. The first, built in 1928, linked Arizona to southern Utah. As vehicles became wider and carried larger loads, the narrow roadway and small load capacity made it inadequate for modern traffic. The Arizona Department of Transportation built a new parallel bridge in 1994, keeping the first as a pedestrian crossing. Ralph Hoffman, designer of the first bridge, faced immense logistical obstacles...
