All-American Canal Bridge

The All-American Canal Bridge is a road bridge carrying Interstate 8 across an irrigation waterway in Imperial County. The structure spans a canal that brings water to farmland in the surrounding desert region.

The bridge opened in 1939 as part of the original US Route 80, serving as a critical crossing between California and Arizona. In the 1960s, it was rebuilt to accommodate interstate freeway traffic and engineered to carry significantly heavier vehicle loads.

The bridge represents the connection between water management infrastructure and transportation networks that support agriculture in the Imperial Valley region.

You can drive across the bridge any time as it is part of Interstate 8, one of the main routes connecting California and Arizona. The crossing is brief and allows you to observe the irrigation system below that supports agriculture in this region.

The bridge spans a canal system that irrigates 630,000 acres of farmland, transforming desert terrain into productive agricultural fields through Colorado River water.

Location: California

Official opening: 1939

GPS coordinates: 32.70800,-114.94900

Latest update: December 14, 2025 11:23