Querino Canyon Bridge near Gallup, NM
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Querino Canyon Bridge

The Querino Canyon Bridge crosses Querino Canyon on a stretch of Old Route 66 roughly four miles southwest of Houck, Arizona, in Apache County. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For Route 66 travellers who like following the old alignments, it is one of a small group of historic bridges in this corner of eastern Arizona, all within a few miles of each other.

What is Querino Canyon Bridge?

A historic road bridge over Querino Canyon, on a section of the old highway rather than the modern interstate. Its National Register listing recognizes it as a surviving piece of the original road.

Visiting Querino Canyon Bridge: tips

Road conditions on old alignments can vary, so check before driving and use common sense about where to stop. Treat it as a short photo stop. Two other listed bridges are close by: the Allentown Bridge is about 5.8 miles away and the Sanders Bridge about 6.2 miles, so all three can be seen in one outing.

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Allentown Bridge, Arizona

Allentown Bridge

Allentown, Arizona · 0.6 mi from Route 66

A 1923 truss bridge over the Puerco River near Houck, Arizona, still standing though showing its age.

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5.8 mi from Querino Canyon Bridge

Sanders Bridge, Arizona

Sanders Bridge

Sanders, Arizona · 0.2 mi from Route 66

A 1923 steel truss bridge spanning the Puerco River close to Sanders, Arizona.

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6.2 mi from Querino Canyon Bridge

Painted Desert Inn near Holbrook, AZ

Painted Desert Inn

Holbrook, Arizona · 1.6 mi from Route 66

A 1937 Pueblo Revival lodge on the rim of the Painted Desert, now a National Historic Landmark.

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32.9 mi from Querino Canyon Bridge

Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District near Holbrook, AZ

Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District

Holbrook, Arizona · 0.4 mi from Route 66

Richard Neutra's 1960s modernist headquarters for Petrified Forest National Park.

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33.0 mi from Querino Canyon Bridge

Gallup Muffler Man

Gallup, New Mexico · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A Muffler Man cowboy that locals call Dude Man, standing on the roof of a used-car lot in Gallup.

Retro roadside

33.5 mi from Querino Canyon Bridge

Harvey Hotel

Gallup, New Mexico · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A 1928 brick-and-stone hotel in downtown Gallup that, despite its name, was never a Fred Harvey house.

Historic hotel

33.5 mi from Querino Canyon Bridge

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