Historic Dewey Bridge
by Susan McMenamin
Title
Historic Dewey Bridge
Artist
Susan McMenamin
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Photograph
Description
Historic Dewey Bridge - The old historic Dewey Bridge was built in 1916. It crosses the Colorado River in Utah. The bridge featured an all wooded deck measuring 502 feet long, 10.2 feet wide from support to support, and 8 feet wide from rail to rail. The bridge also consisted of two metal towers, a run of seven cables on each side of the bridge deck, and cable anchors. On April 6, 2008, a seven year old boy accidentally started a fire in a nearby campground while playing with matches. The fire moved up the riverbank and destroyed the bridges wooden deck and rails. As of today, this is all that remains of the bridge that was once the only way to cross over the Colorado river. The bridge was once the longest suspension bridge in Utah, until April of 2008 when it was destroyed by fire.
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February 20th, 2017
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Henk Meijer Photography
I passed this old bridge last month when going up the Mesa, good shot, Susan. L/F
Susan McMenamin replied:
Thanks, Henk! Didn't expect it. It was kind of a cool find as I was driving through that area. It was interesting to find out the history of it.