Colorado River

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Colorado River Bridge (Garfield County, Utah)
Built 1965
Steel through arch bridge over Colorado River on UT 95
Open to traffic

Colorado River CO 9 Bridge (Grand County, Colorado)
Built 1939
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Colorado River on CO 9
No longer exists

Colorado River Railroad Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Built 1945
Warren deck truss bridge over Colorado River on Union Pacific, BNSF RR
Open to traffic

De Beque Bridge (Mesa County, Colorado)
Built 1945
Two-span through truss over Colorado River on the I-70 Frontage Road (Old US 6)
Open to traffic

Dotsero Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado)
Built 1934-35
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on the I-70 Service Road (Old US 6) at Dotsero
Open to two-lane traffic

Fifth Street Bridge (Mesa County, Colorado)
Built 1933 by the Wisconsin Steel & Iron Works; replaced 1989
Lost four-span through truss bridge over Colorado River on Northbound US 50 at Grand Junction
Replaced by new bridge

Fruita Bridge (Mesa County, Colorado)
Built 1906 by the M.J. Patterson Construction Co.
Three-span through truss bridge over Colorado River on 17-1/2 Road at Fruita
Closed to all traffic

Glen Canyon Bridge (Coconino County, Arizona)
Built 1958
Steel arch bridge over Glen Canyon on US 89
Open to traffic

Glenwood Springs Viaduct (Garfield County, Colorado)
Built 1953; rehabilitated 1969
Plate girder bridge over Colorado River on CO 82 in Glenwood Springs
Open to traffic

Grand Junction State Bridge (Mesa County, Colorado)
Built 1886; replaced by the Fifth Street Bridge in 1933
Lost through truss bridge over Colorado River on Fifth Street at Grand Junction
Replaced by new bridge

Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (Mohave County, Arizona)
Opened on October 19, 2010 as a bypass route for Hoover Dam and for the Dept. of Homeland Security
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Colorado River on US 93
Open to traffic

Navajo Bridge (Coconino County, Arizona)
Built 1927-1929; bypassed by parallel bridge in 1995
Steel arch bridge over Colorado River on Alt US 89
Open to pedestrians only

Ocean to Ocean Highway Bridge (Yuma County, Arizona)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1943; rehabilitated again in 2002.
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on Penitentiary Avenue
Open to traffic

Old Trails Arch Bridge (San Bernardino County, California)
Completed Feb. 20, 1916; traffic diverted May 21, 1947; bridge converted to carry natural gas pipeline
Steel arch bridge over Colorado River carrying a pipeline (formerly carried US 66)
Closed to all traffic

Rifle Bridge (Garfield County, Colorado)
Built 1908
Closed two-span through truss bridge over the Colorado River at Rifle
Closed to all traffic

South Canon Bridge (Garfield County, Colorado)
Built 1914-15 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Closed through truss bridge over the Colorado River just off I-70, west of Glenwood Springs
Closed to all traffic

State Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado)
Built 1890 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. under a $5,790 state contract
Lost two-span Howe through truss bridge over Colorado River
No longer exists

Una Bridge (Garfield County, Colorado)
Built 1910; bypassed by new bridge in 1985
Through truss bridge over Colorado River on CR 300
bypassed by new bridge