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 1950sLost Pratt through truss bridge over Rio Grande on Bridge BoulevardReplaced by a new bridge
Coller Wildlife Area Bridge (Mineral County, Colorado)
Built ca. 1930Pony truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR 430 just off CO 149 at Coller State Wildlife AreaOpen to traffic on a gravel road
Costilla Crossing Bridge (Conejos County, Colorado)
Built 1892 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2006Two-span Thacher through truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR G east of AntonitoOpen to one-lane traffic
Del Rio Pontoon Bridge (Val Verde County, Texas)
Built 1919Lost Pontoon bridge over Rio Grande on roadReplaced by a new bridge
Elephant Butte Dam Bridge (Sierra County, New Mexico)
Built 1915Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rio Grande on Nm52Closed to all traffic
Gateway Bridge (1927) (Cameron County, Texas)
Built 1927; Replaced 1969Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Rio Grande on US 77Replaced by a new bridge
John Dunn Bridge (Taos County, New Mexico)
Built 1935 (Wikipedia shows a 1908 built date)Through truss bridge over Rio Grande on CR B007Open to traffic
La Linda International Bridge (Brewster County, Texas)
Built 1964; Closed 1997Steel stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on FM 2627 HwyIntact but closed to all traffic
Masonic Park Bridge (Rio Grande County, Colorado)
Built 1909 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; relocated 1933; replaced 1994Lost through truss bridge over the Rio Grande on Masonic Park DriveReplaced by new bridge
McAllen-Reynosa International Bridge (Hidalgo County, Texas)
Built in 1926; partial collapse in 1933 hurricane; rebuilt in 1939Lost Wire suspension bridge over Rio Grande on SR 241Replaced by a new bridge
Mesilla Bridge (Dona Ana County, New Mexico)
Built 1960Steel stringer bridge over Rio Grande on NM-359Open to traffic
Old Alameda Bridge (Bernalillo County, New Mexico)
Built 1955Concrete tee beam bridge over Rio Grande on Nm-528Open to pedestrians on a trail
Old NM 74 Rio Grande Bridge (Rio Arriba County, New Mexico)
Built 1925; Bypassed in 1997Pony truss bridge over Rio Grande on an old alignmentI of Irr/Nm-74Open to pedestrians
Otowi Bridge (Santa Fe County, New Mexico)
Lost Through truss bridge over Rio Grande on SR 502Replaced 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 RiverIntact but closed to all traffic
Porvenir Footbridge (Presidio County, Texas)
Removed 2008Lost Wire suspension bridge over Rio Grande on FootpathRemoved
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 185Open to pedestrians
Rio Grande Bridge (Bernalillo County, New Mexico)
Built 1882; destroyed by floods 1891 and rebuilt; replaced 1910Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Rio Grande on or near Central AvenueNo longer exists
Rio Grande Bridge (Rio Grande County, Colorado)
Built 1922; replaced 1971Lost Parker through truss bridge over Rio Grande on US-285Replaced by a new bridge
Rio Grande Bridge (Hinsdale County, Colorado)
Built 1965Wooden bridge over the Rio Grande on FDR 520.2COpen to traffic
Rio Grande Bridge (Sierra County, New Mexico)
Built 1966Pony truss bridge over Rio Grande on CR B038Open to traffic
Rio Grande CR 18 Bridge (Rio Grande County, Colorado)
Built 1929; replaced 1998Lost pony truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR 18Replaced by new bridge
Rio Grande CR 430A Bridge (Mineral County, Colorado)
Built ca. 1930; replaced 1998Lost two-span pony truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR 430A just off CO 149Replaced by modern bridge
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge (Taos County, New Mexico)
Built 1965Cantilever Deck truss bridge over Rio Grande on US 64, northwest of TaosOpen to traffic
Sevenmile Bridge (Mineral County, Colorado)
Built 1935; relocated 1981Deck truss bridge over the Rio Grande at the entrance to Marshall Park Campground, just off CO 149Open to pedestrians only
Shalem Colony Trail Bridge (Dona Ana County, New Mexico)
Built 1941Concrete tee beam bridge over Rio Grande on 13-C052Open to traffic
SLRG - Rio Grande Bridge (Alamosa County, Colorado)
Steel stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on Rio Grande Scenic RailroadOpen to traffic
State Bridge (Rio Grande County, Colorado)
Built 1907-08 by the Denver Bridge Co.; replaced 1986Lost through truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR 17Replaced by new bridge
Taos Junction Bridge (Taos County, New Mexico)
Built 1930Through truss bridge over Rio Grande on NM 567
UP - Rio Grande Bridge (N) (El Paso County, Texas)
Built 1917Deck 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