The Pinto Creek Bridge
by Barbara Zahno
Title
The Pinto Creek Bridge
Artist
Barbara Zahno
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Photograph - Fine Art Available On Canvas Or Prints And Gift Cards
Description
Late afternoon on freeway 60/Superstition Freeway on the way to Miami/Globe, Arizona - The Pinto Creek Bridge
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n 1927, what is now US 60 was signed as or roughly followed by US 89 from Wickenburg to Florence Junction, US 80 from Phoenix to Florence Junction, US 180 from Florence Junction to Globe and US 70 between Springerville and the New Mexico border. The segment of highway between Springerville and Globe had not been constructed yet and the section of highway between Wickenburg and the California border near Ehrenburg was unsigned. US 60 was extended into Arizona in 1932, from its original western terminus at US 66 in Springfield, MO. While what is now US 60 was under construction between Globe and Springerville, US 60 was temporarily routed down SR 73 as US 60T through San Carlos and McNary. The current route through Show Low, Arizona was completed sometime between 1935 and 1938. US 60 through Arizona has had far fewer major changes than some other U.S. routes, but one notable example is being replaced by Interstate 10 between Los Angeles, CA and the highway's current terminus near Quartzsite. US 60 is now the only US Route to serve Phoenix. US 70 (decom. 1969), US 80 (decom. 1977) & US 89 (decom. 1992) have all been truncated outside of Phoenix. The only other major change was being realigned from an "In-Town" route along city arterials through Mesa, Tempe, and Phoenix to the old SR 360 alignment a few miles south and merging with I-10 and I-17 into Downtown Phoenix.
In 1949, the Pinto Creek Bridge won an Annual Award of Merit for being the "most beautiful steel bridge", given by the American Institute of Steel Construction.
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April 4th, 2015
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