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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Blue River on Slate Creek Road (CR 1450)
Location: Summit County, Colorado
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1924 rehabiliated 1951
Design: Riveted, 7-panel polygonal Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 98.8 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.78344, -106.16250 (decimal degrees)
39°47'00" N, 106°09'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 13/400455/4404368 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Squaw Creek
Inventory numbers: CO 117145000.40005 (Colorado off-system bridge number)
NRHP 85001402 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
CO 117145000400051 (Colorado off-system bridge number)
BH 12030 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 44.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 14

Slate Creek Bridge

Posted November 19, 2010, by stacy taylor (loganstacy [at] msn [dot] com)

My family and I lived right next to this bridge in the late 70's to mid 80's. I have many happy memories on and around that beautiful bridge.