Historic Bridges
of the United States
Arkansas River CO 291 Bridge
Chaffee County
,
Colorado
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Arkansas River on CO 291 north of Salida
Location
Chaffee County
,
Colorado
Status
Open to two-lane traffic on a state highway
History
Built or reconstructed in 1959
Design
Parker pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 103.0 ft.
Total length: 267.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.54649, -106.00842
(decimal degrees)
38°32'47" N, 106°00'30" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
CDOT J-12-AK
(Colorado Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 11777
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 09/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 53.3
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
4,890
Categories
Arkansas River
(48)
Built 1959
(113)
Built during 1950s
(1,393)
Chaffee County, Colorado
(29)
Colorado
(271)
Open
(21,539)
Owned by state
(6,496)
Parker truss
(404)
Pin-connected
(413)
Pony truss
(9,381)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,247)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,074)
Truss
(15,706)
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