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Some of Arizona’s most interesting destinations are linked by bridges that are as architecturally stunning as they are practical. So hit the road and explore the Grand Canyon State’s fascinating byways. You won’t regret seeing some of the grandest bridges in Arizona!
Start your tour right here in downtown Scottsdale at the Soleri Bridge & Plaza, which was designed to track solar movement and solstice milestones by Italian-born architect Paolo Soleri.
Just south of Scottsdale in Tempe is the Mill Avenue Bridge that connects both sides of Tempe Town Lake, a once-dry riverbed that’s been transformed into an urban waterway popular for sports like standup paddle boarding.
Arizona’s Apache Trail is an old stagecoach path that ran through the Superstition Mountains and is still an area of folklore as well as the passageway to Roosevelt Lake and Tonto National Forest.
Lake Havasu’s iconic structure came to Arizona from London by way of the Panama Canal in 1971 after the city’s founder placed a winning bid on the London Bridge that once spanned the famous Thames River.
One of only two roadways crossing the Colorado River and Grand Canyon, Navajo Bridge takes you into an otherwise inaccessible area of Northern Arizona that includes the Grand Canyon’s popular North Rim.
Mother Nature’s also known for building beautiful bridges in Arizona. Here are three natural wonders you won’t want to miss.
Katarina Kovacevic is an Arizona-based writer, traveler, wife and mom who is always on the hunt for her next big adventure. Her favorite Scottsdale gems are the Valley views from the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, hydrotherapy at Civana Spa and the kid’s pool beach at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch.