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United States historic place


San Rafael Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

San Rafael Bridge, May 2011
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Location	Buckhorn Road (approximately 23 miles southeast of Castle Dale) Emery County, Utah United States
Coordinates	39°04′52″N 110°40′03″W / 39.0811113°N 110.6673812°W / 39.0811113; -110.6673812
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1935-37 (1935-37)
Built by	Civilian Conservation Corp
NRHP reference No.	96000617
Added to NRHP	June 3, 1996

The San Rafael Bridge (also known as the San Rafael Swinging Bridge or the Buckhorn Wash Bridge) is a historic suspension bridge over the San Rafael River in central Emery County, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Description

The bridge was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in between 1935 and 1937. Until the 1990s, it was the only bridge crossing the river. It no longer carries automobile traffic, but it is still open for pedestrian use. It was added to the NRHP June 3, 1996.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"San Rafael Swinging Bridge". Emery County, Utah. Retrieved 4 Dec 2015.
Roweley, Vernell; Osborne, Julie W. (Jun 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: San Rafael Bridge". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved 15 Feb 2021.

External links

Media related to San Rafael Bridge (Utah) at Wikimedia Commons
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. UT-60, "San Rafael Bridge, Spanning San Rafael River near Buckhorn Wash, Castle Dale, Emery County, UT", 17 photos, 10 data pages, 2 photo caption pages

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