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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Old 89A -- bridge, dam, ditch, gauge

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I'm still not used to the idea of an SR89A with four lanes of traffic. Nor an on-ramp to a straight-away rather than a curve through roc...

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Sunday, October 04, 2009

A Sampling of Yavapai County Bridges

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Aside from the old truss bridges at Perkinsville and Walnut Grove, the railroad span across Hell Canyon has to be one of my favorites. I do ...

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Beautiful bridgework

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It's been ever so long since the LH and I explored the countryside surrounding the Hassayampa River way south of town. So when friend Ge...

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Friday, August 04, 2006

Highway Bridges Revisited

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Regular readers may recall my complaint about modern highway bridges -- that they obscure the water course (or any other interesting course...

Saturday, July 15, 2006

The End of a Dream

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It was an ignominious end of a small -- but glorious -- dream. Kuhles Demolition Company tore down the Old Roadhouse restaurant last Thursda...

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Friday, June 30, 2006

Bridges As Barriers

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Several years ago, the put-down comics had their laugh at the expense of the dry country cowboy. The joke was that the cowboy says to his g...

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