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Finished in 1915, the gray "Ocean to Ocean" Highway Bridge was the final link in a highway stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, and its presence meant travelers no longer had to wait for the ferry to cross the Colorado River. The first railroad bridge crossing the Colorado River was a low pivot bridge built in the floodplain below prison hill. It would swing open for passage of steamboats and served the railroad until 1923, when the black railroad bridge was built. Approximately one third of the prison was demolished to make way for the present bridge and its foundation.
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Yuma, Arizona · United States
