Historic Bridges
of the United States
Purgatoire Canyon Bridge
Las Animas County
,
Colorado
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Overview
Two-span through truss bridge over Purgatoire River on CR 143.0
Location
Las Animas County
,
Colorado
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1960
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 233.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.35667, -103.88667
(decimal degrees)
37°21'24" N, 103°53'12" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/598597/4135021
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Painted Canyon
Inventory number
BH 11941
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Built 1929
(476)
Built during 1920s
(4,735)
Closed
(1,660)
Colorado
(273)
Las Animas County, Colorado
(19)
NR-eligible
(2,604)
Owned by county
(14,331)
Pratt truss
(1,600)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,303)
Through truss
(5,494)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,857)
Truss
(16,177)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
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