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Florida River Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by Nathan D. Holmes
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)
View this photo at drgw.net
BH Photo #369677
Description
According to drgw.net, this bridge originally crossed the Florida River on the Denver, Rio Grande & Western Railroad. The line was abandoned in 1967.
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Florida River on Ranchos Florida Road
- Location
- La Plata County, Colorado
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built ca. 1887
- Railroad
- - Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)
- Design
- Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.21432, -107.74693 (decimal degrees)
37°12'52" N, 107°44'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 13/256251/4122183 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Gem Village
- Inventory number
- BH 74328 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 12, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- December 5, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added circa build date
- May 26, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
- November 10, 2016: Added by Dave King
Sources
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Luke
- Geoff Hubbs