The Arizona Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin construction Monday, June 23, on a new bridge over Interstate 40 at Houck, about 8 miles west of the New Mexico line.
Bridges
Blogs/News articles tagged as Bridges
April 4, 2025 | Blog Articles
Kathy Cline / ADOT Communications
A one-lane bridge on State Route 88 still carries traffic through some of Arizona's most spectacular scenery.
March 26, 2025 | Blog Articles
Kathy Cline / ADOT Communications
A small bridge in Globe is a huge part of early Arizona transportation history.
January 26, 2025 | Blog Articles
By Steve Elliott / ADOT Communications
Arizona has an enviable record for the condition of state highway bridges. Some of that has to do with the relative youth of our infrastructure, but it also has a lot to do with this week's guest: State Bridge Engineer David Benton.
August 27, 2024 | Blog Articles
By Steve Elliott / ADOT Communications
Carmelle Malkovich of Claypool won a raffle sponsored by the Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce to become the first across the bridge. We caught up with her to discuss her memories of that day, including spending time with Governor Rose Mofford.
July 30, 2024 | Blog Articles
By Kathy Cline / ADOT Communications
The 17th Avenue Underpass near downtown Phoenix was once part of a major transcontinental highway.
April 6, 2024 | Blog Articles
By Kathy Cline / ADOT Communications
Soil testing is a vital part of making sure roads will last.
January 25, 2024 | Blog Articles
Marcy McMacken/I-10 BWC Improvement Project / ADOT Communications
Several concrete bridge girders have been placed throughout the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project and by the project’s end, dozens of these girders will have been placed within the project area.
June 12, 2023 | News/Press Release
Best Use of Technology, Medium Project, in America’s Transportation Awards
The 2023 America’s Transportation Awards named the effort Best Use of Technology and Innovation, Medium Project, for the Western region. The competition is sponsored by AASHTO, an association representing highway and transportation departments nationwide.
May 5, 2023 | News/Press Release
ADOT, contractor worked around the clock to shore up overpass near Willcox
A fatal semi-tractor trailer crash early Wednesday caused significant damage to the support structure of the US 191 bridge over westbound Interstate 10 just west of Willcox. Less than two days later, an ADOT project reopened the westbound lanes with a temporary support of steel members.
April 19, 2023 | News/Press Release
Expect lane restrictions on SR 169 through this fall
CAMP VERDE – The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a project this spring in Yavapai County to replace the bridge deck on State Route 169 over Interstate 17.
The $6.2 million project is scheduled to start Monday, April 24, and extend through fall 2023. The work includes replacing the SR 169 bridge deck, which is the top surface of the structure motorists drive on. As part of the project, crews will also build a new concrete bridge deck, repair erosion at the bridge abutments and replace some sections of guardrail.
January 20, 2023 | Blog Articles
By Garin Groff / ADOT Communications
Piece by piece, the Gila River bridge on State Route 79 is sliding into place.
November 9, 2022 | News/Press Release
COTTONWOOD, AZ – Drivers in the Cottonwood area should prepare for a prolonged closure of Pima Street near Old Town Cottonwood while the Arizona Department of Transportation administers a local project to rehabilitate the Blowout Wash Bridge.
Pima Street will be closed to all traffic between Second and Third streets during construction. A detour will be in place east of the Old Town Cottonwood business district. The detour will allow residents living on Third, Fourth and Fifth streets to travel south to Main Street in order to access Pima Street west of the bridge closure.
September 13, 2022 | Blog Articles
Kathy Cline / ADOT Communications
Exploring the Canyon Padre Bridge near Flagstaff.
July 27, 2022 | Blog Articles
Kathy Cline / ADOT Communications
The town of Winkelman, on the border of Pinal and Gila counties, has a distinctive bridge claim to fame.
The Winkelman Bridge began life back in 1915, when the Pinal County Board of Supervisors appropriated $52,000 from a $500,000 bond issue to build it. Because Winkelman is located on the border of Pinal and Gila counties, Gila County agreed to pay half of the construction cost. At the advice of Assistant State Engineer T.M. Nichols, the structure would be built using multiple-span concrete arches.
July 11, 2022 | Blog Articles
Kathy Cline / ADOT Communications
A bridge quiz!
July 6, 2022 | Blog Articles
By Ryan Harding / ADOT Communications
They say it’s a good idea not to burn your bridges and we're inclined to agree. But if they're going to be replaced with a brand-spanking new bridge, then why not?
June 7, 2022 | News/Press Release
FLAGSTAFF – The Arizona Department of Transportation has replaced the A-1 Mountain Road bridge in west Flagstaff ahead of schedule thanks to an innovative bridge construction method. The new bridge was opened to traffic Tuesday, June 7.
June 1, 2022 | Blog Articles
Kathy Cline / ADOT Communications
Known as Arizona's longest open-spandrel bridge, the Cienega Creek Bridge ws constructed in 1921.
April 22, 2022 | News/Press Release
FLAGSTAFF – The Arizona Department of Transportation will demolish and replace the A-1 Mountain Road overpass along I-40 in Flagstaff in 40 days thanks to an innovative bridge construction method.
Crews will use an accelerated bridge construction method known as a geosynthetic reinforced soil-integrated bridge system. That means crews will create bridge abutments by putting in alternating layers of granular fill reinforced with synthetic material.
In order to replace the bridge, A-1 Mountain Road will be closed to all traffic over I-40 starting Monday, May 2.