Photos 

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Side view

Photo taken by Thad Roan

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Portal

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Oblique view

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Plaque

Keystone Bridge Co
Pittsburgh Pa.

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Behind portal

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Eyebars

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Original location

Photo taken ca. 1978 by the Denver Water Department for the Historic American Engineering Record

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Wrought-iron through truss bridge over North Fork South Platte River at Bailey
Location
Park County, Colorado
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built ca. 1870 by the Keystone Bridge Co. for the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad in Jefferson County near Kassler. Converted to highway use ca. 1935; relocated 1985.
Builder
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Design
Wrought-iron, 6-panel, pin-connected Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.40443, -105.47361   (decimal degrees)
39°24'16" N, 105°28'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/459223/4361765 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 11985 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • October 28, 2008: Added categories
  • July 6, 2005: Posted additional photos from Thad Roan

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