The Hay's Ranch Bridge, in Rio Blanco County, Colorado near Meeker, Colorado, was built in 1900–01. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

Hay's Ranch Bridge
Hay's Ranch Bridge is located in Colorado
Hay's Ranch Bridge
Nearest cityMeeker, Colorado
Coordinates40°00′48″N 108°05′32″W / 40.01333°N 108.09222°W / 40.01333; -108.09222
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1900-1901
Built byM. J. Patterson Contracting Co.
Architectural stylePratt Pony Truss
MPSVehicular Bridges in Colorado TR
NRHP reference No.85000233[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 1985

It is a pin-connected, 6-panel steel Pratt pony truss bridge. It has a single 92 feet (28 m) span bringing County Road 127 over the White River.[2]

Its steel was forged by Lackawanna and Carnegie and it was constructed by M. J. Patterson Contracting Co. of Denver.[2]

It was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1983.[2]

It is located about 9.8 miles (15.8 km) west of Meeker.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Clayton Fraser; Carl Hallberg (December 1, 1983). "HABS / HAER Inventory: Hay's Ranch Bridge / State Bridge; Bridge over White River; CDH: RIOB-127-00.40". National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2020. With accompanying photo from 1983