Fourth Street Bridge

Photos

Overview

Photo taken by Thad Roan

BH Photo #101530

Overview: Through truss bridge over Arkansas River in Canon City
Location: Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects: Preserved
History: Built 1891 by the Bullen Bridge Co.; modified 1928; replaced in 2001; reconstructed 22 feet to the west ca. 2004; Repairs by Bach Steel, 2019
Builders: - BACH Steel of St. Johns, Michigan (2019 Rehab)
- Bullen Bridge Co. of Pueblo, Colorado [also known as Pueblo Bridge Co.]
- V. B. Humphrey (Design)
Design: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 105.9 ft.
Total length: 108.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.43666, -105.24179 (decimal degrees)
38°26'12" N, 105°14'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 13/478897/4254292 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Canon City
Inventory numbers: NRHP 85000207 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
CO CC 2-FOURTH ST. (Colorado off-system bridge number)
BH 11875 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

November 21, 2019: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added detail of relocation.
January 29, 2010: Updated by James Baughn: Bridge has been DELISTED from the National Register. Anybody know why?

Fourth Street Bridge

Posted November 21, 2019, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Not sure about the National Register delisting. However it remains on the State Register, attached.