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RGS - Bridge 46D (Old)

San Miguel County, Colorado

Photo 

Ophir Loop

Photo by Byers Photo (Montrose, Colorado), ca 1910

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BH Photo #337671

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Howe deck truss bridge over Tributary of Ilium Flume on Rio Grande Southern Railroad
Location
San Miguel County, Colorado
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1892; 64' truss replaced by trestle 1910; 84' truss replaced by trestle 1920.
Railroad
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad (RGS)
Design
86' Howe Deck Truss
64' Howe Deck Truss
207' Timber trestle
Dimensions
Span length: 357.0 ft.
Total length: 357.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.85980, -107.88122   (decimal degrees)
37°51'35" N, 107°52'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/246528/4194173 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Wilson
Inventory number
BH 69202 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Beam (15,715)
Built 1892 (227)
Built during 1890s (2,984)
Colorado (686)
Deck truss (1,731)
Howe deck truss (54)
Howe truss (558)
Lost (24,730)
Owned by railroad (12,422)
 Railroad (15,412)
Replaced by new bridge (16,574)
Rio Grande Southern Railroad (14)
San Miguel County, Colorado (17)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Timber stringer (4,017)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,225)
Truss (32,782)
Uncovered wooden deck truss (18)

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  • September 14, 2015: Added by Luke

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