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UP - Portland Bridge

Fremont County, Colorado

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Overview

Photos taken June 2007 by James Baughn

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BH Photo #109178

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Overview
Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad at the Holcim Plant in Portland
Location
Portland, Fremont County, Colorado
Status
Open to traffic
History
Virginia Bridge & Iron Company in 1919
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.38870, -105.01608   (decimal degrees)
38°23'19" N, 105°00'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/498595/4248943 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Florence
Inventory number
BH 11883 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arkansas River (116)
Built 1919 (550)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Colorado (744)
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (181)
Fremont County, Colorado (40)
Have street view (28,893)
Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
 Portland, Colorado (2)
Through truss (16,748)
Truss (35,420)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,474)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (204)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)
Warren through truss (1,704)
Warren truss (7,000)

Update Log 

  • February 7, 2022: New photos from Bambi Sharkoman
  • November 16, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 27, 2007: Posted new photos

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