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Fourth Street Bridge

Fremont County, Colorado

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken by Thad Roan

BH Photo #101530

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Arkansas River in Canon City
Location
Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects
Preserved
History
Built 1891 by the Bullen Bridge Co.; modified 1928; replaced in 2001; reconstructed ca. 2004
Builder
- Bullen Bridge Co. of Pueblo, Colorado [also known as Pueblo Bridge Co.]
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 105.9 ft.
Total length: 108.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.43666, -105.24179   (decimal degrees)
38°26'12" N, 105°14'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/478897/4254292 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Canon City
Inventory numbers
NRHP 85000207 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
CO CC 2-FOURTH ST. (Colorado off-system bridge number)
BH 11875 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,828)
6-panel truss (574)
Arkansas River (102)
Built 1891 (202)
Built during 1890s (2,720)
Bullen Bridge Co. (6)
Canon City, Colorado (1)
Colorado (642)
Formerly NR-listed (127)
Fremont County, Colorado (32)
Have street view (25,191)
Open to pedestrians (3,787)
 Owned by city (4,895)
Pin-connected (3,677)
Pratt through truss (4,935)
Pratt truss (8,630)
Preserved (1,123)
Pueblo Bridge Co. (21)
Relocated (765)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,209)
Structurally deficient (16,385)
Through truss (13,908)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,955)
Truss (31,047)

Update Log 

  • January 29, 2010: Updated by James Baughn: Bridge has been DELISTED from the National Register. Anybody know why?

Sources 

  • Thad Roan
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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