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DRGW - Narrow Gauge Trestle

Montrose County, Colorado

Photos 

Photo taken by Oxyman

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Map 

Description 

Total length is for the original total length of the bridge, not the span the remains.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt deck truss bridge over Cimarron River on Railroad Static Display
Location
Montrose County, Colorado
Status
Static Display
History
Built 1895
Railroad
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)
Design
Pratt deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 119.0 ft.
Total length: 288.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1976
Also called
DRGW Bridge 259
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.45161, -107.54965   (decimal degrees)
38°27'06" N, 107°32'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/277510/4259003 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cimarron
Inventory numbers
NRHP 76000172 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 55298 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,964)
Built 1895 (282)
Built during 1890s (3,079)
Cimarron River (Gunnison River Tributary) (5)
Closed (2,721)
Colorado (720)
Deck girder (6,089)
Deck truss (1,849)
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (173)
Girder (10,809)
Montrose County, Colorado (6)
NR-listed (3,000)
 Owned by federal government (1,276)
Park (280)
Pin-connected (4,193)
Plate girder (8,430)
Pratt deck truss (380)
Pratt truss (9,840)
Railroad (16,168)
Relocated (984)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,481)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,377)
Truss (34,246)

Update Log 

  • November 13, 2016: Photo imported by Dave King
  • November 11, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Park"
  • January 23, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke

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