Four Mile Bridge

Photos

Overall View Of Bridge, Looking North From Elk River

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #127636

Map

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Description

Truss was saved when the bridge was replaced in 1989. It was moved to a hill overlooking US 40 between Milner and Steamboat Springs. Coordinates of truss location are: 40.493871, -106.955384.

Facts

Overview: Relocated Pratt through truss bridge originally over Elk River on CR 42. Truss moved to hill overlooking US 40 when the bridge was replaced in 1989.
Location: Routt County, Colorado
Status: Truss resting on a hill overlooking US 40
History: Built 1900 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1989
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 119.0 ft.
Total length: 122.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.49387, -106.95551 (decimal degrees)
40°29'38" N, 106°57'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 13/334281/4484411 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cow Creek
Inventory numbers: CO 107004200.90045 (Colorado off-system bridge number)
BH 38103 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 23, 2016: Updated by Dave King: Fixed map marker to bridges location
January 23, 2016: Updated by Kevin Skow: Truss survives! Discovered it while driving through CO sitting on a hill north of US 40
November 15, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources

HAER CO-60 - Four Mile Bridge
James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
Kevin Skow - weatherbum [at] hotmail [dot] com
Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com