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UP - Colorado River Bridge (Grand Junction)

Mesa County, Colorado

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2016

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BH Photo #373705

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Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
5 span through truss bridge over Colorado River on Union Pacific Railway
Location
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Status
Open
Railroads
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 730.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.05544, -108.56747   (decimal degrees)
39°03'20" N, 108°34'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/710485/4325745 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Grand Junction
Inventory number
BH 64453 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Built 1884 (177)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Colorado (686)
Colorado River (52)
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (168)
Grand Junction, Colorado (3)
Have street view (26,946)
Mesa County, Colorado (23)
Open (39,882)
 Owned by railroad (12,422)
Parker through truss (1,296)
Parker truss (1,677)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Railroad (15,412)
Through truss (15,060)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Truss (32,782)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,373)

Update Log 

  • December 23, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 13, 2019: New photos from Steve Conro
  • June 19, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • December 24, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • December 24, 2016: New photos from Steve Conro
  • December 7, 2014: New Street View added by Steve Conro

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