C&TS - Cascade Trestle

Photos 

Photo taken by Chris Mockford

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BH Photo #249230

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Bridge over Cascade Creek on C&TS Railroad

Location

Conejos County, Colorado

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1889

Builder

- Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

Railroads

- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS)
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)

Design

Deck plate girder

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.00750, -106.35694   (decimal degrees)
37°00'27" N, 106°21'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

13/379273/4096564 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Osier

Inventory number

BH 55554 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 5, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• September 2, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: Added builder and date
• June 24, 2018: New photo from Mike Daffron
• February 16, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
• February 13, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke
• Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
• Cascade Bridge
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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