Rio Grande

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Barelas Bridge (Bernalillo County, New Mexico)
Built 1910 at a cost of $60,000; flooded and rebuilt 1912; parallel concrete bridge built 1920; trusses removed in 1950s
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rio Grande on Bridge Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge

Camino Real International Bridge (Maverick County, Texas)
Built 1999
Concrete stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on South Monroe Street
Open to traffic

Coller Wildlife Area Bridge (Mineral County, Colorado)
Built ca. 1930
Pony truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR 430 just off CO 149 at Coller State Wildlife Area
Open to traffic on a gravel road

Costilla Crossing Bridge (Conejos County, Colorado)
Built 1892 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2006
Two-span Thacher through truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR G east of Antonito
Open to one-lane traffic

Del Rio Pontoon Bridge (Val Verde County, Texas)
Built 1919
Lost Pontoon bridge over Rio Grande on road
Replaced by a new bridge

Del Río-Ciudad Acuña International Bridge (1987) (Val Verde County, Texas)
Built 1987 to replace previous truss bridge dating to 1930
Concrete stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on U.S. Route 277 Business/Texas Route 239
Open to traffic

Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge (Maverick County, Texas)
Built 1954; Rehabilitated 1985
Steel stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on U.S. Route 57 (East Garrison Street)
Open to traffic

Elephant Butte Dam Bridge (Sierra County, New Mexico)
Built 1915
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rio Grande on Nm52
Closed to all traffic

Gateway Bridge (1927) (Cameron County, Texas)
Built 1927; Replaced 1969
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Rio Grande on US 77
Replaced by a new bridge

Gateway International Bridge (1969) (Cameron County, Texas)
Built 1969
Concrete stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on Texas State Route 4
Open to traffic

Hatch to Rincon Rio Grande Bridge (Dona Ana County, New Mexico)
Built 1941
Concrete tee beam bridge over Rio Grande on Nm-154
Open to traffic

John Dunn Bridge (Taos County, New Mexico)
Built 1935 (Wikipedia shows a 1908 built date)
Through truss bridge over Rio Grande on CR B007
Open to traffic

La Linda International Bridge (Brewster County, Texas)
Built 1964; Closed 1997
Steel stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on FM 2627 Hwy
Intact but closed to all traffic

Los Tomates Veterans International Bridge (Cameron County, Texas)
Built 1999; Rehabilitated 2013
Concrete stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on Interstate 69E
Open to traffic

Masonic Park Bridge (Rio Grande County, Colorado)
Built 1909 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; relocated 1933; replaced 1994
Lost through truss bridge over the Rio Grande on Masonic Park Drive
Replaced by new bridge

McAllen-Reynosa International Bridge (Hidalgo County, Texas)
Built in 1926; partial collapse in 1933 hurricane; rebuilt in 1939
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Rio Grande on SR 241
Replaced by a new bridge

Mesilla Bridge (Dona Ana County, New Mexico)
Built 1960
Steel stringer bridge over Rio Grande on NM-359
Open to traffic

Old Alameda Bridge (Bernalillo County, New Mexico)
Built 1955
Concrete tee beam bridge over Rio Grande on Nm-528
Open to pedestrians on a trail

Old NM 74 Rio Grande Bridge (Rio Arriba County, New Mexico)
Built 1925; Bypassed in 1997
Pony truss bridge over Rio Grande on an old alignmentI of Irr/Nm-74
Open to pedestrians

Otowi Bridge (Santa Fe County, New Mexico)
Lost Through truss bridge over Rio Grande on SR 502
Replaced by a new bridge

Otowi Suspension Bridge (Santa Fe County, New Mexico)
Built 1924 under the direction of James A. French. Bridge was bypassed by current bridge in 1948.
Suspension Bridge over Rio Grande River
Intact but closed to all traffic

Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge (Hidalgo County, Texas)
Built 1994
Concrete stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on U.S. Route 281
Open to traffic

Porvenir Footbridge (Presidio County, Texas)
Removed 2008
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Rio Grande on Footpath
Removed

Radium Springs Rio Grande Bridge (Dona Ana County, New Mexico)
Built 1933, made into a pedestrian bridge in 2003 when replacement bridge was built.
Timber stringer bridge over Rio Grande on an old alignment of NM 185
Open to pedestrians

Rio Grande Bridge (Bernalillo County, New Mexico)
Built 1882; destroyed by floods 1891 and rebuilt; replaced 1910
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Rio Grande on or near Central Avenue
No longer exists

Rio Grande Bridge (Rio Grande County, Colorado)
Built 1922; replaced 1971
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Rio Grande on US-285
Replaced by a new bridge

Rio Grande Bridge (Hinsdale County, Colorado)
Built 1965
Wooden bridge over the Rio Grande on FDR 520.2C
Open to traffic

Rio Grande Bridge (Sierra County, New Mexico)
Built 1966
Pony truss bridge over Rio Grande on CR B038
Open to traffic

Rio Grande CR 18 Bridge (Rio Grande County, Colorado)
Built 1929; replaced 1998
Lost pony truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR 18
Replaced by new bridge

Rio Grande CR 430A Bridge (Mineral County, Colorado)
Built ca. 1930; replaced 1998
Lost two-span pony truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR 430A just off CO 149
Replaced by modern bridge

Rio Grande Gorge Bridge (Taos County, New Mexico)
Built 1965
Cantilever Deck truss bridge over Rio Grande on US 64, northwest of Taos
Open to traffic

Roma International Suspension Bridge (Starr County, Texas)
Built 1928; Closed to all traffic 1979
Suspension bridge over Rio Grande River in Roma
Closed to all traffic

Sevenmile Bridge (Mineral County, Colorado)
Built 1935; relocated 1981
Deck truss bridge over the Rio Grande at the entrance to Marshall Park Campground, just off CO 149
Open to pedestrians only

Shalem Colony Trail Bridge (Dona Ana County, New Mexico)
Built 1941
Concrete tee beam bridge over Rio Grande on 13-C052
Open to traffic

SLRG - Rio Grande Bridge (Alamosa County, Colorado)
Steel stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
Open to traffic

State Bridge (Rio Grande County, Colorado)
Built 1907-08 by the Denver Bridge Co.; replaced 1986
Lost through truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR 17
Replaced by new bridge

Taos Junction Bridge (Taos County, New Mexico)
Built 1930
Through truss bridge over Rio Grande on NM 567


UP - Rio Grande Bridge (N) (El Paso County, Texas)
Built 1917
Deck truss bridge over the Rio Grande on Railroad (UP, nee SP & EPSW)
Open to traffic

UP - Rio Grande Bridge (S) (El Paso County, Texas)
Built 1903 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.
Pratt deck truss bridge over Rio Grande on Railroad (UP, nee SP)
Open to rail traffic