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Cat Creek Bridge

Baca County, Colorado

Photo 

Cat Creek Bridge

looking north in 1940s

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #512817

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Camelback pony truss bridge over Cat Creek on US 385
Location
Springfield, Baca County, Colorado
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced 1985
Design
Parker pony truss (Camelback configuration)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.39428, -102.61618   (decimal degrees)
37°23'39" N, 102°36'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/711018/4141279 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95288 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baca County, Colorado (26)
Colorado (744)
Lost (28,414)
Lost 1985 (154)
Lost during 1980s (1,530)
Owned by county (21,605)
 Parker pony truss (394)
Parker truss (1,801)
Pony truss (17,006)
Replaced by new bridge (19,321)
Springfield, Colorado (1)
Truss (35,407)

Update Log 

  • November 30, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added truss type
  • November 29, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman

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