Downtown in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Pennington Footbridge
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 10, 2010
1. Pennington Footbridge Marker
Spanish
Puente de Pennington
Memorial a Elνas Pennington, pionero ranchero, agricultor, minero, fletador, y maderero. En 1857 vino de Texas con sus doce hijos, estableciιndose en varios locales del sur de Arizona por algunos aρos. Cerca de este sitio en 1863 Pennington hizo un foso para serruchar madera en el arroyo al sur de la antigua muralla del presidio. Tragicamente, para el aρo de 1870 Elνas y cinco miembros de su familia fueron muertos vνctimas de los peligros de la vida fronteriza. Calle del Arroyo despuιs fue renombrada Pennington Street en su honra.
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Erected by Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission and Arizona Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
Location. 32° 13.352′ N, 110° 58.414′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Pennington Street. Marker is on east footbridge over Pennington Street, connecting El Presidio Plaza and Pima County goverment complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 165 W Alameda St, Tucson AZ 85701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sky Islands, in the Sonoran Desert, and in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge (a few steps from this marker); Allande Footbridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Plaza de las Armas (within shouting distance of this marker); S. E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson (within shouting distance of this marker); Exchange at the Presidio (within shouting distance of this marker); Pima County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Commemorating the Raising of the First American Flag within the Walled City of Tucson (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 10, 2010
2. Pennington Footbridge Marker
This is the Spanish version of the marker.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 10, 2010
3. Pennington Footbridge
Marker is on wall of footbridge. View is from El Presidio Plaza looking south across footbridge towards the Pima County government complex.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 30, 2010
4. Pennington Footbridge
View west of Spanish translation marker looking down Pennington Street with Allande Footbridge and Federal Building in background.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 30, 2010
5. Pennington Footbridge
View northeast from Pennington footbridge of Pima County Courthouse.
Photographed by Audelis Hernandez Zoref, May 13, 2025
6. Pennington Footbridge Marker
The marker on the bridge wall with El Presidio Plaza in the background.
Photographed by Audelis Hernandez Zoref, May 13, 2025
7. Pennington Footbridge Marker in Spanish
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,748 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4, 5. submitted on January 31, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 6, 7. submitted on May 19, 2025, by Audelis Hernandez Zoref of Tucson, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
