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Oblique view

These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge when it was still in use [HAER photos taken June 1986 by David Grover]
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Deck view

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Overview
Lost three-span pony truss bridge over South Platte River on 168th Avenue (Baseline Road) in Brighton
Location
Adams County, Colorado
Status
Replaced by modern bridge
History
Built 1926 by the Levy Construction Co.; replaced 1989
Builder
- Levy Construction Co. of Denver, Colorado
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 250.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.00000, -104.82519   (decimal degrees)
40°00'00" N, 104°49'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 11765 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2005)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 97.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
4,624

Categories 

Adams County, Colorado (2)
Built 1926 (303)
Built during 1920s (4,003)
Colorado (271)
HAER documented (282)
Levy Construction Co. (2)
Lost (491)
Owned by county (14,113)
Pony truss (9,381)
Replaced by new bridge (416)
South Platte River (7)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,238)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,074)
Truss (15,705)
Warren truss (690)

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