Costilla Crossing Bridge
Photos
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Side view Photo taken Oct. 2003 by Alan and Pat Nellis |
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Oblique view Photo taken Oct. 2003 by Alan and Pat Nellis |
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Plaque 18 92 Wrought Iron Bridge Co. Builders Canton Ohio Photo taken Oct. 2003 by Alan and Pat Nellis |
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View from bridge Photo taken Oct. 2003 by Alan and Pat Nellis |
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Scene today This photo taken June 2005 by Thad Roan shows the bridge closed to traffic Photo taken Oct. 2003 by Alan and Pat Nellis |
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Facts
- Overview
- Two-span Thacher through truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR G east of Antonito
- Status
- Open to one-lane traffic
- History
- Built 1892 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2006
- Builder
- - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
- Design
- Thacher through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 154.8 ft.
Total length: 313.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.5 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.07907, -105.75589 (decimal degrees)
37°04'45" N, 105°45'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 13/432813/4103911 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Kiowa Hill
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 85000194 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11814 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 02/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 34.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2000)
- 10
Sources
- Thad Roan
- Alan and Pat Nellis - anellis [at] socket [dot] net
Comments
The Lobato (Costilla Crossing) Bridge has been restored and rededicated in May of 2006.
The bridge was reopened on May 27 2006
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According to Costilla County Commissioner Joe Gallegos, the county is currently in the process of obtaining grants for the restoration of the bridge. Known as the Old State Bridge, the Lobatos Bridge, or the Costilla Crossing, the bridge has been listed on the National Registry of Historic Structures (#85000194) since 1985.
The bridge was built in 1892 by Joseph F. Thomas, a civil engineer and the Conejos County Surveyor living in Manassa at the time. The bridge cost $8,400 and was purchased from the Wrought Iron Bridge Company.
According to his grandson, Clarke Echols, Joseph F. Thomas, received a commendation from the Colorado State Legislature for completing the construction ahead of schedule and under budget. It is said that at the time, it was the longest, highest, double-span steel-truss bridge west of the Mississippi River. His son, Ivan M. Thomas still lives north of Manassa less than a mile from where he father was living at the time the bridge was constructed.
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