Rating:
3 votes

Animas River Footbridge

La Plata County, Colorado

Photos 

Photo taken by Ed Latawiec

View this photo on Flickr

BH Photo #273673

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Animas River on Abandoned Trail?
Location
La Plata County, Colorado
Status
Abandoned and partially collapsed
Design
Warren pony truss with all verticals
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.61601, -107.71431   (decimal degrees)
37°36'58" N, 107°42'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/260430/4166676 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mountain View Crest
Inventory number
BH 59433 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,927)
Animas River (20)
Colorado (744)
La Plata County, Colorado (21)
Pony truss (17,011)
Truss (35,452)
Warren pony truss (3,557)
Warren pony truss with all verticals (487)
Warren truss (7,001)

Update Log 

  • March 2, 2017: New photo from Daniel Barnes
  • February 1, 2014: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • January 28, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Daniel Barnes
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Comments 

Animas River Footbridge
Posted March 3, 2017, by Gil Graham, P.E. (ggraham [at] baileybridge [dot] com)

From the pictures, it looks like someone stole the floor system. That's not good for structural stability. Very sad...