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Side view

These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge before it was demolished [HAER photos taken July 1991 by Mark Nash]

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Oblique view

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West portal

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Deck view

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over the Gunnison River on CR G50
Location: Delta County, Colorado
Status: Replaced by modern bridge
History: Built 1911 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1991
Builders: - Milwaukee Bridge Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Steel fabrication)
- Pueblo Bridge Co. of Pueblo, Colorado (Contractor)
Design: Riveted, 12-panel polygonal Warren through truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 192.1 ft.
Total length: 194.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.74998, -108.11844 (decimal degrees)
38°44'60" N, 108°07'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 15 S., R. 96 W., Sec. 16
Inventory numbers: NRHP 85000197 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
CO DELG50R-2.2-11 (Colorado off-system bridge number)
BH 11827 (Bridgehunter.com ID)