All-American Canal Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:All-American Canal Bridge
Crosses:All-American Canal
Locale:Imperial County, California
Coordinates:32.708°N -114.949°W
Open:1939

The All-American Canal Bridge is a bridge that carries Interstate 8 over the All-American Canal, a canal that supplies water from the Colorado River to the agricultural areas of the Imperial Valley.[1]

The bridge is located in Imperial County, California, east of El Centro. The current eastbound was originally built in 1939 as U.S. Route 80; in 1969, the bridge was widened to include freeway shoulders, and the bridge to serve westbound traffic was built as well.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: California @ WestCoastRoads.com - Interstate 8 Miscellaneous Pictures . 2009-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090516023140/http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/i-008k_ca.html . 2009-05-16 . dead .
  2. Web site: California @ WestCoastRoads.com - Interstate 8 eastbound in Imperial County (part 2) . 2009-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090222161332/http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/i-008e_ca.html . 2009-02-22 . dead .