Manzanola Bridge

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Side view Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Oblique view Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record

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North portal Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Deck view Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on CO 207

Status

Replaced by modern bridge

History

Originally built 1911 by the Patterson-Burghardt Bridge Co. over the Colorado River at Clifton near Grand Junction. Relocated here in 1950; replaced 1984.

Builder

- Patterson-Burghardt Bridge Co.

Design

Riveted, 18-panel Pennsylvania through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 300.0 ft.
Total length: 440.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.4 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.12713, -103.86156   (decimal degrees)
38°07'38" N, 103°51'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

13/599780/4220532 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Ordway

Inventory numbers

CDOT L-21-BD (Colorado Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 11980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 19, 2005: Posted new photos

Sources 

• HAER CO-20 - Manzanola Bridge

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