The Cherry Creek Bridge is a concrete arch bridge spanning Cherry Creek near Franktown, Colorado. State Highway 83 runs atop it. It was built in 1948 by J.H.& N.M. Monaghan & Associates and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located within Castlewood Canyon State Park.
Cherry Creek Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 39°19′41″N 104°44′3.5″W / 39.32806°N 104.734306°W |
Cherry Creek Bridge | |
| Nearest city | Franktown, Colorado |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Colorado Department of Highways; Monaghan, J.H.& N.M. & Associates |
| Architectural style | Two-rib open-spandrel arch |
| MPS | Highway Bridges in Colorado MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001147[1] |
| CSRHP No. | 5DA.1519 |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 2002 |
| Carries | Passenger vehicles |
| Crosses | Cherry Creek |
| Locale | near Franktown, Colorado |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 374 ft (114 m) |
| Width | 29.8 ft (9.1 m) |
| Longest span | 232 ft (71 m) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1948 |
| Location | |
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Its design and construction are credited to the Colorado Department of Highways and J.H.& N.M. & Associates.[1]
It was a post-war exception to the practice of using lighter concrete bridge designs in the state.[2] : 77
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Clayton B. Fraser. (March 30, 2000). "Highway Bridges in Colorado MPS". National Park Service.
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