Railroad Bridge Campground Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn

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Facts 

Overview

Through truss railroad bridge over the Arkansas River at Railroad Bridge Access Park

Location

Chaffee County, Colorado

Status

Inactive.

History

Built 1919 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.

Builder

- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]

Railroads

- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Riveted 5-panel Pratt through truss

Also called

UP - Campground Bridge
SP - Campground Bridge
DRGW - Campground Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.92331, -106.17078   (decimal degrees)
38°55'24" N, 106°10'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

13/398509/4308917 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Harvard Lakes

Inventory number

BH 11796 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• December 4, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King

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