Roosevelt Lake Bridge - One of the Best

The Theodore Roosevelt Lake Bridge is one of the most recognizable structures in Arizona. This graceful arch bridge, rising 300 feet above the water, is painted a light blue to blend with the sky.

Construction of the bridge began in 1987, was completed in 1990 and inaugurated by Arizona Governor Rose Mofford.

The bridge was and is the longest two-lane, single-span, steel-arch bridge in North America. The bridge spans 1,080 feet across Roosevelt Lake providing two-way traffic between Maricopa and Gila counties on State Route 188.

Before the bridge was built, vehicle traffic on SR 188 traveled directly on top of the Theodore Roosevelt Lake Dam, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.