Animas River
View Exhibit mapAnimas River Aqueduct (San Juan County, New Mexico)
Pratt through truss bridge over Animas River on an aqueduct
Animas River Bridge (San Juan County, New Mexico)
Built 1929Through truss bridge over Animas River on Business NM 516 in AztecOpen to traffic
Animas River CR 20 Bridge (San Juan County, Colorado)
Built 1991Pony truss bridge over Animas River on CR 20Removed but not replaced
Animas River Footbridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Animas River on Abandoned Trail?Abandoned and partially collapsed
Chicago Basin Trail Suspension Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Built 2008, replacing a suspension bridge that had become unstable due to age, repeated floods and general deterioration. Thought to be the third bridge at this site.Wire suspension bridge over Animas River on Chicago Basin TrailOpen to pedestrians only
DRGW - Animas River Bridge (San Juan County, New Mexico)
Built ca. 1905Abandoned parker through truss bridge over Animas River on an old road or railroadAbandoned
DRGW - Elk Park Bridge (San Juan County, Colorado)
Built 1884; Damaged in a flood in 1964, requiring a new bridge.Pratt through truss bridge over Animas River on Abandoned RailroadReplaced by a new bridge, but left standing,
DRGW - Flora Vista Bridge (San Juan County, New Mexico)
Built ca. 1905; One span relocated in the 1980sAbandoned parker through truss bridge over Animas River on Abandoned Denver & Rio Grande Western RailroadAbandoned
DRGW - West Durango Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Animas River on Denver & Rio Grande Western RailroadRemoved
DSNG - Animas River High Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Built 1894; Additonal tension members added 1981Pratt deck truss bridge over Animas River on RailroadOpen to traffic
DSNG - Tefft Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Built 1887Pratt through truss bridge over Animas River on Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge RailroadOpen to traffic
Heaven on Earth Ranch Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Built ca. 1905Pratt through truss bridge over Animas River on Private road (former RR)Open to authorized vehicles only
US 550 Animas River Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1965Three-span arch bridge over Animas River on US 550 in DurangoOpen to traffic
US160 West Durango Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Animas River on US 160Replaced by a new bridge