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View Of East Portal, Looking West

HAER photos taken June 1986 by David Grover

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

Overview: Lost three-span pony truss bridge over South Platte River on 168th Avenue (Baseline Road) in Brighton
Location: Adams County, Colorado, and Weld 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")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 13/514922/4427771 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Brighton
Inventory numbers: CO ADA168-12.05070 (Colorado off-system bridge 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)
Sufficiency rating: 97.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 4,624