The Huerfano Bridge, is a bridge in Pueblo County, Colorado near Boone, Colorado that brings U.S. Highway 50 over the Huerfano River. The bridge was completed in 1921[2] after construction began in 1920.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
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| Nearest city | Boone, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 38°13′32″N 104°15′41″W / 38.22553°N 104.26142°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1921 |
| Engineer | Robert Dubois Pueblo Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Filled spandrel arch |
| MPS | Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000226[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 4, 1985 |
It is a five-span filled spandrel arch bridge designed by Colorado state staff engineer Richard Dubois and was built by the Pueblo Bridge Co. A previous bridge had been christened by the community in 1916.[4] It replaced a timber truss bridge that had deteriorated severely by 1920, with two spans having fallen from damage by woodpeckers.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Clayton Fraser; Carl Hallberg (February 8, 1984). "HABS/HAER Inventory: Huerfano Bridge / Bridge over Huerfano River / State survey no. PU19". National Park Service. Retrieved September 29, 2021. With accompanying photo from 1984
- ^ "Highway Bridges in Colorado". History Colorado. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ "Huerfano Bridge Opened". Walsenburg World. Vol. XXVIII, no. 24. June 15, 1916. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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