Gila River

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation and its project partners will hold a virtual public information meeting on Aug. 5. The meeting will inform the public about the upcoming construction work scheduled to begin at the end of summer on the third of four project segments of the I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project (I-10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande).

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.