Traffic & Transit

ADOT Crews Replace Part Of Post Office Canyon Bridge

The bridge sits more than a mile above Post Office Canyon, and connects State Route 260 and U.S. 60.

The Post Office Canyon Bridge on State Route 73.
The Post Office Canyon Bridge on State Route 73. (Arizona Department of Transportation)

WHITERIVER, AZ — The Arizona Department of Transportation is working to replace part of the Post Office Canyon Bridge in the Fort Apache Reservation.

State Route 73 is reduced to one lane near the bridge between mile markers 348 and 349. Vehicles measuring more than 12 feet wide will not be able to get through.

Restrictions are in place from 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. through September.

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According to ADOT, the bridge sits more than a mile above Post Office Canyon, and connects State Route 260 and U.S. 60.

Read more on the bridge's history via ADOT.

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