DRGW - Elk Park Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Tom

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BH Photo #249305

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt through truss bridge over Animas River on Abandoned Railroad

Location

San Juan County, Colorado

Status

Replaced by a new bridge, but left standing,

History

Built 1884; Damaged in a flood in 1964, requiring a new bridge.

Railroad

- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)

Design

Pratt through truss & 3 wooden pony trusses. The three pony truss spans are skewed. The first & last panels of the main span are skewed, but the center section is not

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 110.0 ft.
Total length: 305.0 ft.

Skew angle

30 degrees

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.71626, -107.65289   (decimal degrees)
37°42'59" N, 107°39'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

13/266167/4177646 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Snowdon Peak

Elevation

8840 ft. above sea level

Inventory number

BH 55527 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 2, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
• March 2, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
• March 31, 2013: Updated by Jacob: History was updated.
• February 18, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
• February 15, 2013: Updated by Jann Mayer: Added length and skew information
• February 12, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke
• Jann Mayer - jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com
• Daniel Barnes

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