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Big Thompson Bridge #2

Larimer County, Colorado

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Big Thompson River on US 34
Location
Larimer County, Colorado
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1937
Design
Riveted, 6-panel Parker pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.8 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.38052, -105.47293   (decimal degrees)
40°22'50" N, 105°28'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/459855/4470099 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Glen Haven
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
5,500
Inventory numbers
CDOT C-15-J (Colorado Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 11927 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2009)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

6-panel truss (788)
Built 1937 (839)
Built during 1930s (12,167)
Colorado (744)
Have street view (28,909)
Larimer County, Colorado (13)
Lost (28,489)
NR-eligible (4,107)
Owned by state (16,555)
Parker pony truss (394)
 Parker truss (1,805)
Pony truss (17,012)
Replaced by new bridge (19,375)
Riveted (2,510)
Skewed (5,012)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Structurally deficient (12,882)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,381)
Truss (35,469)
US 34 (20)

Update Log 

  • September 19, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Replaced
  • April 25, 2010: Updated by J.P.: updated corridnates

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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