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John Blair Bridge

El Paso County, Colorado

Photos 

From a Distance

Photo taken by James McCray

Enlarge

BH Photo #204099

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek on a pedestrian path
Location
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1880 by John Blair, groundskeeper for the Glen Eyrie Castle
Builder
- John Blair
Design
Stone arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.89166, -104.87427   (decimal degrees)
38°53'30" N, 104°52'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/510903/4304761 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pikeview
Inventory number
BH 49094 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,081)
Arch (12,732)
Built 1880 (207)
Built during 1880s (2,295)
Colorado (750)
Colorado Springs, Colorado (10)
Deck arch (11,959)
 El Paso County, Colorado (24)
Have street view (29,907)
John Blair (1)
Open to pedestrians (4,632)
Preserved (1,235)
Stone arch (3,313)

Update Log 

  • November 14, 2021: New photo from Jeff Smail
  • August 7, 2011: New photos from Luke Harden
  • July 13, 2011: Added by James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Jeff Smail
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Comments 

John Blair Bridge: Photos
Posted August 7, 2011, by Hannah Loewe (hmloewe [at] gmail [dot] com)

Hello! This bridge is definitely one of my favorite places in the Springs; it's very peaceful and definitely photogenic.

John Blair Bridge
Posted July 13, 2011, by James McCray (jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com)

It took me three years to finally upload this bridge. Enjoy!