Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Oblique view

These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge when it was still in use [HAER photos taken May 1993 by Mark Nash]

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Portal

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Purgatoire River on CR 36.0
Location: Las Animas County, Colorado
Status: Replaced by modern bridge
History: Built 1905 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1994
Builder: - Pueblo Bridge Co. of Pueblo, Colorado
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 152.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.24869, -104.40081 (decimal degrees)
37°14'55" N, 104°24'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: CO LA36-41-18-62 (Colorado off-system bridge number)
NRHP 85000215 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11937 (Bridgehunter.com ID)