Historic Bridges
of the United States
South Canon Bridge
Garfield County
,
Colorado
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Photo
Overview
Photo taken by Thad Roan of Bridgepix.com
Map
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TopoZone
Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Closed through truss bridge over the Colorado River just off I-70, west of Glenwood Springs
Location
Garfield County
,
Colorado
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1914-15 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Builder
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Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
of Leavenworth, Kansas
Design
Pin-connected, 10-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.56161, -107.40706
(decimal degrees)
39°33'42" N, 107°24'25" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 85000212
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11898
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
10-panel truss
(47)
Built 1915
(688)
Built during 1910s
(3,549)
Closed
(1,297)
Colorado
(271)
Colorado River
(12)
Garfield County, Colorado
(8)
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
(19)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Owned by county
(14,113)
Pennsylvania truss
(97)
Pin-connected
(413)
Through truss
(5,175)
Truss
(15,706)
Update Log
February 13, 2006: Posted photos from Thad Roan
Sources
Thad Roan
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