Dolores River Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 38°18′38″N 108°53′09″W / 38.31067°N 108.88577°W |
Carries | SH 90 |
Crosses | Dolores River |
Locale | Near Bedrock, Colorado |
Characteristics | |
Design | Through truss |
Total length | 125 ft (38.1 m) |
Width | 23.9 ft (7.3 m) |
Longest span | 128.9 ft (39.3 m) |
Clearance above | 15.6 m (51.2 ft) |
History | |
Construction end | 1952 |
Opened | 1952 |
Closed | 2014 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 319 (as of 2003) |
Dolores River Bridge | |
Built | 1952 |
Architect | Colorado Department of Highways |
Architectural style | Pennsylvania through truss |
MPS | Highway Bridges in Colorado MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 02001150[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 2002 |
Location | |
The Dolores River Bridge was a through truss bridge that spanned the Dolores River near Bedrock, Colorado, United States. It carried State Highway 90 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
The bridge was designed by the Colorado Department of Highways and was fabricated by Midwest Steel & Iron Works. It was installed in 1952 by contractor Gardner Construction Company. It was located at milepost 15.22, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east of Bedrock. Its structure was 129 feet (39 m) long and 25.1 feet (7.7 m) wide, with a main span of 125 feet (38 m) and a roadway width of 24 feet (7.3 m).[2]