List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Colorado

This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. State of Colorado.[1]

A map showing the location of the U.S. State of Colorado.
The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America.

Bridges edit

Survey No. Name (as assigned by HAER) Status Type[2] Built Documented Carries Crosses Location County Coordinates
CO-7 South Platte Canyon Road Bridge South Platte Canyon Road Denver Denver
CO-9 Keystone Bridge Replaced Pratt truss 1870 1983 Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad (former) South Platte River south fork Waterton Jefferson and Douglas 39°27′29″N 105°07′38″W / 39.45806°N 105.12722°W / 39.45806; -105.12722 (Keystone Bridge)
CO-10 Uintah Railway, Whiskey Creek Trestle Demolished Trestle 1906 1988 Uintah Railway Whiskey Creek Rangely Rio Blanco 39°43′04″N 109°01′27″W / 39.71778°N 109.02417°W / 39.71778; -109.02417 (Uintah Railway, Whiskey Creek Trestle)
CO-13 Deansbury Bridge Warren truss 1922 1983 Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad (former) South Platte River Waterton Jefferson and Douglas
CO-20 Manzanola Bridge Replaced Pennsylvania truss 1911 1984   SH 207 Arkansas River Manzanola Otero and Crowley 38°07′38″N 103°51′42″W / 38.12722°N 103.86167°W / 38.12722; -103.86167 (Manzanola Bridge)
CO-24 Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad Truss Bridge Extant Pratt truss 1881 1984 Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad (former) Pomeroy Gulch Romley Chaffee 38°40′30″N 106°21′53″W / 38.67500°N 106.36472°W / 38.67500; -106.36472 (Denver South Park & Pacific Railroad Truss Bridge)
CO-25
CO-49
Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad Bridge
Hortense Bridge
Replaced Queen post truss 1880 1984
1986
  SH 162 Chalk Creek Nathrop Chaffee 38°44′01″N 106°09′34″W / 38.73361°N 106.15944°W / 38.73361; -106.15944 (Denver South Park & Pacific Railroad Bridge)
CO-30 Colorado Historic Bridges Survey Denver Denver
CO-30-G Black Bridge Demolished Pratt truss 1891 1988 25 3/10 Road Gunnison River Grand Junction Mesa 39°02′52″N 108°34′33″W / 39.04778°N 108.57583°W / 39.04778; -108.57583 (Black Bridge)
CO-35 Four Mile Bridge Replaced Pratt truss 1909 1986   CR 371 Arkansas River Buena Vista Chaffee 38°51′57″N 106°08′20″W / 38.86583°N 106.13889°W / 38.86583; -106.13889 (Four Mile Bridge)
CO-36 State Bridge Replaced Pratt truss 1908 1985   CR 17 Rio Grande Del Norte Rio Grande 37°41′20″N 106°27′36″W / 37.68889°N 106.46000°W / 37.68889; -106.46000 (State Bridge)
CO-37 Swink Bridge Replaced Parker truss 1912 1985   CR 24.5 Arkansas River Swink Otero 38°01′37″N 103°37′44″W / 38.02694°N 103.62889°W / 38.02694; -103.62889 (Swink Bridge)
CO-40 Hotchkiss Bridge Replaced Parker truss 1911 1987 3400 Road North Fork Gunnison River Hotchkiss Delta 38°47′31″N 107°43′33″W / 38.79194°N 107.72583°W / 38.79194; -107.72583 (Hotchkiss Bridge)
CO-41 Fifth Street Bridge Replaced Parker truss 1933 1987   US 50 Colorado River Grand Junction Mesa 39°03′16″N 108°33′57″W / 39.05444°N 108.56583°W / 39.05444; -108.56583 (Fifth Street Bridge)
CO-44 Baseline Bridge Replaced Warren truss 1926 1986   CR 2 (East 168th Avenue) South Platte River Brighton Adams 40°00′01″N 104°49′39″W / 40.00028°N 104.82750°W / 40.00028; -104.82750 (Baseline Bridge)
CO-48 Broadway Bridge Replaced Steel built-up girder 1896 1986 Broadway Cherry Creek Denver Denver 39°43′37″N 104°59′15″W / 39.72694°N 104.98750°W / 39.72694; -104.98750 (Broadway Bridge)
CO-51 Twentieth Street Viaduct Replaced Viaduct 1911 1991 20th Street South Platte River Denver Denver 39°45′38″N 105°00′15″W / 39.76056°N 105.00417°W / 39.76056; -105.00417 (Twentieth Street Viaduct)
CO-52 Fourteenth Street Viaduct Demolished Viaduct 1898 1988 14th Street South Platte River Denver Denver 39°44′57″N 105°00′10″W / 39.74917°N 105.00278°W / 39.74917; -105.00278 (Fourteenth Street Viaduct)
CO-53 Commercial Street Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete through arch 1905 1988 Commercial Street Purgatoire River Trinidad Las Animas 37°10′21″N 104°30′26″W / 37.17250°N 104.50722°W / 37.17250; -104.50722 (Commercial Street Bridge)
CO-54 Linden Avenue Bridge Replaced Pennsylvania truss 1912 1988 Linden Avenue Purgatoire River Trinidad Las Animas 37°10′22″N 104°29′57″W / 37.17278°N 104.49917°W / 37.17278; -104.49917 (Linden Avenue Bridge)
CO-55 Nepesta Bridge Replaced Pratt truss 1905 1988   CR 613 Arkansas River Boone Pueblo 38°10′44″N 104°08′21″W / 38.17889°N 104.13917°W / 38.17889; -104.13917 (Nepesta Bridge)
CO-57 Delgany Street Railroad Bridge Extant[3][4][5] Pratt truss 1923 1988 Delgany Street Cherry Creek Denver Denver 39°45′05″N 105°00′19″W / 39.75139°N 105.00528°W / 39.75139; -105.00528 (Delgany Street Railroad Bridge)
CO-58 Cherry Creek Railroad Bridge Extant Pratt truss 1923 1988 Colorado and Southern Railway Cherry Creek Denver Denver 39°45′5″N 105°00′19″W / 39.75139°N 105.00528°W / 39.75139; -105.00528 (Cherry Creek Railroad Bridge)
CO-59 Nineteenth Street Bridge Extant Pratt truss 1888 1991 19th Street South Platte River Denver Denver 39°45′35″N 105°00′15″W / 39.75972°N 105.00417°W / 39.75972; -105.00417 (Nineteenth Street Bridge)
CO-60 Four Mile Bridge Replaced Pratt truss 1900 1988   CR 42 Elk River Steamboat Springs Routt 40°30′53″N 106°57′14″W / 40.51472°N 106.95389°W / 40.51472; -106.95389 (Four Mile Bridge)
CO-62 Delta Bridge Replaced Parker truss 1924 1989   US 50 Gunnison River Delta Delta 38°45′02″N 108°04′10″W / 38.75056°N 108.06944°W / 38.75056; -108.06944 (Delta Bridge)
CO-70 Roubideau Bridge Replaced Warren truss 1911 1991 G50 Road Gunnison River Delta Delta 38°44′53″N 108°07′12″W / 38.74806°N 108.12000°W / 38.74806; -108.12000 (Roubideau Bridge)
CO-72 Saxton Bridge Replaced Parker truss 1890 1993 650 Road Gunnison River Delta Delta 38°45′28″N 108°15′30″W / 38.75778°N 108.25833°W / 38.75778; -108.25833 (Saxton Bridge)
CO-76 Baxterville Bridge Replaced Pratt truss 1909 1993 Masonic Park Drive Rio Grande South Fork Rio Grande 37°42′03″N 106°41′08″W / 37.70083°N 106.68556°W / 37.70083; -106.68556 (Baxterville Bridge)
CO-77 Elson Bridge Replaced Pratt truss 1905 1993   CR 36 Purgatoire River El Moro Las Animas 37°14′52″N 104°24′19″W / 37.24778°N 104.40528°W / 37.24778; -104.40528 (Elson Bridge)
CO-102 Dolores River Bridge Replaced[6] Pennsylvania truss 1952 2016   SH 90 Dolores River Bedrock Montrose 38°18′38″N 108°53′09″W / 38.31056°N 108.88583°W / 38.31056; -108.88583 (Dolores River Bridge)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Library of Congress. "Prints and Photographs Online Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey". Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Parsons Brinckerhoff; Engineering and Industrial Heritage (October 2005). "NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 15: A Context For Common Historic Bridge Types" (PDF). National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Council, National Research Council. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Whoops, Denver pedestrian bridge closed because no one knows who owns it". Denverite. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. ^ "Repairing decades-old bridge in Denver's LoDo neighborhood will cost $250K". Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH). 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  5. ^ "Denver says it will cost $3 million to fix bridge with no owner". KUSA.com. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  6. ^ "CO 90 Bedrock/Dolores River Bridge - COMPLETED". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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