McPhaul Suspension Bridge, Suspension bridge in Yuma County, United States

The McPhaul Suspension Bridge is 1,184 feet long overall, with a 798-foot main span built as a Warren-type pony truss hung by cables from rocker-type towers. Two steel cables 5.75 inches in diameter and 1,300.7 feet long carry the span, and the deck is only 16 feet wide. Approach spans of 57 and 114 feet and approach roadways of 140 and 75 feet flank the main span.

Built in 1929 over the Gila River to carry a section of Arizona Route 95, later US 95, the bridge was named for local Yuma resident Henry Harrison McPhaul. At 16 feet wide it was too narrow for a US numbered highway, so it was replaced in 1968; a dam and new bridge were built and the river rerouted. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The bridge is named for Henry Harrison McPhaul, a local Yuma resident, not an owner. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is sometimes called Yuma's "Bridge to Nowhere" because it no longer carries traffic. Visitors come to see the 798-foot Warren-type pony truss main span suspended by cables from rocker-type towers.

The bridge can be viewed from a designated viewing area accessible from Interstate 8. The surrounding area is open and flat, so prepare for heat and lack of shade.

The bridge is nicknamed "Bridge to Nowhere" because a dam and replacement bridge were built and the Gila River was rerouted, leaving the 1929 span over dry ground. It was named for local Yuma resident Henry Harrison McPhaul, not an owner.