Muddy River Bridge, Spanning Muddy River northeast of I-15 & State Rou, Glendale, Clark County, NV

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TITLE:
Muddy River Bridge, Spanning Muddy River northeast of I-15 & State Rou, Glendale, Clark County, NV

CALL NUMBER:
HAER NEV,2-GLENJ,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 15 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 7 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 2

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER NV-7

Building/structure dates: 1932 initial construction

Building/structure dates: 1987 demolished

Significance: The Muddy River Bridge is the best example of a thru "pony" truss bridge in Nevada. It is one of six truss bridges (three of which are pony trusses) still on the NDOT inventory. This construction type has been very rare in Nevada. The bridge was a vital crossing point along Old US 91, the main transportation route from Southern Nevada to Utah.

SUBJECTS:
NEVADA--Clark County--Glendale
transportation
bridge construction
metal truss bridges

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.nv0101

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. SIDE VIEW OF MUDDY RIVER BRIDGE FROM I-15 BRIDGE
2. FULL VIEW OF SOUTH SIDE OF BRIDGE. FARM LAND AND MORMON MESA IN BACKGROUND
3. END VIEW OF MUDDY RIVER BRIDGE FROM CENTER OF ROAD
4. FULL INTERIOR VIEW OF DECK AND WARREN TRUSS
5. BRIDGE FROM RIVER BOTTOM SHOWING PIER, TRUSS AND BASE OF ONE SPAN
6. UNDERSIDE OF BRIDGE SHOWING BOTTOM CHORD, STRINGERS, FLOORBEAMS AND CONCRETE DECK
7. CLOSE-UP OF WARREN TRUSS SHOWING GUSSET PLATES AND LACING UNDER TOP CHORD
8. CLOSE-UP OF CENTER OF WARREN TRUSS SHOWING TOP CHORD, DIAGONALS, VERTICAL BRACE AND PROTECTIVE RAILING
9. PLAQUE FACING TRAFFIC ON BRIDGE END
10. CLOSE-UP OF CONNECTION BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM CHORD. BRIDGE IS RESTING ON TILTED ROCKER, ABUTMENT HAS MOVED TOWARDS BRIDGE
11. Photocopy of construction drawing (from Nevada Dept. of Transportation) ELEVATION, PLAN, AND SHEET PILE SECTION DETAILS
12. Photocopy of construction drawing (from Nevada Dept. of Transportation) ABUTMENT AND PIER DETAILS
13. Photocopy of construction drawing (from Nevada Dept. of Transportation) END AND INTERMEDIATE FLOOR BEAM DETAILS
14. Photocopy of construction drawing (from Nevada Dept. of Transportation) ELEVATION WITH CONNECTION DETAILS
15. Photocopy of construction drawing (from Nevada Dept. of Transportation) ELEVATION WITH CONNECTION DETAILS (CONTINUED)

CONTROL #:
NV0101

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