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Queen Creek Tunnel. The Queen Creek Tunnel is a 1,217-foot-long (371 m) tunnel on US 60 in the Superstition Mountains, just east of Superior, Arizona. [2] Completed in 1952, the Queen Creek Tunnel links Phoenix with Safford by way of Superior and Globe / Miami. It replaced the smaller Claypool Tunnel that had been built in 1926.
In 1949, the Pinto Creek Bridge won an Annual Award of Merit for being the "most beautiful steel bridge", given by the American Institute of Steel Construction. [14] In 1952, the Claypool Tunnel was bypassed by the Queen Creek Tunnel to the north, upgrading from a simple “hole in the rock”-type tunnel to a more modern tunnel. [14]
Poland Tunnel, abandoned pedestrian tunnel between the ghost towns of Poland and Walker, south of Prescott. Mule Pass Tunnel, 1,400-ft long, road SR 80, Bisbee, Arizona. Deck Park Tunnel, 2,887-ft twin road tunnels, Interstate 10, Phoenix. Queen Creek Tunnel, 1,200-ft road US 60, just east of Superior.
The new Mule Pass Tunnel would be the longest tunnel in the state of Arizona upon completion, surpassing the Queen Creek Tunnel on US 60 in Globe. On November 13, 1956, the Highway Department opened bidding for the tunnel project, with the low bid set at $1,983,659 (equivalent to $17.6 million in 2023).
The Magma Avenue Bridge – Built in 1910 over the Queen Creek, served as an entrance to the town of Superior from the old Hwy. 60. [10] The Old Queen Creek Bridge – Built in 1920 over Upper Queen Creek. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1988, ref. #88001679.
Queen had a population of around 100 circa 1880. There was a general store, 2 hotels, numerous saloons, and a post office. The Queen post office closed September 15, 1881. [10] The Superior townsite was laid out in 1902, and named after the Lake Superior and Arizona Copper Company (LS&A). The Superior post office opened on December 29, 1902. [10]
John Clum with his first wife, Mary "Mollie" Clum. The James S. Melquides E. Douglas House – built in 1874 and located at 850 S. Park St. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 204; reference #04000486. The George Brown House – built in 1878 and located at 125 Ruggles St.
Poland Tunnel: 1904 1978-03-29 Poland ... Queen Creek Bridge: 1920, 1921 1988-09-30 Superior Pinal: Open spandrel deck arch ...