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Side view

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Deck view

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North truss

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South truss

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Close-up of joint

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Eyebar connection

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Close-up of turnbuckles

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Facts 

Overview
Reconstructed pony truss bridge over Clear Creek on Miner Street in Idaho Springs
Location
Clear Creek County, Colorado
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902 by Kuyes and Work. Reconstructed 1990 (the trusses are no longer load-bearing).
Builder
- Kuyes and Work (Contractor)
Design
Skewed, pin-connected, five-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.8 ft.
Total length: 75.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.9 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.66106, -105.51322   (decimal degrees)
39°39'40" N, 105°30'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 85000193 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11810 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2005)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 80.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
2,207

Categories 

Built 1902 (114)
Built during 1900s (2,328)
Clear Creek County, Colorado (8)
Colorado (271)
Functionally obsolete (5,033)
Kuyes and Work (1)
NR-listed (1,472)
Open (21,541)
Pin-connected (413)
Pony truss (9,381)
Pratt truss (1,381)
Span length 50-75 feet (4,624)
Total length 75-100 feet (3,315)
Truss (15,706)

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