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Big Thompson Bridge #1

Larimer County, Colorado

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Big Thompson River on US 34
Location
Larimer County, Colorado
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1937
Design
Riveted, 6-panel Parker pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.8 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.38778, -105.46417   (decimal degrees)
40°23'16" N, 105°27'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/460603/4470901 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Glen Haven
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
5,500
Inventory numbers
CDOT C-15-I (Colorado Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 11926 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2009)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 33.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

6-panel truss (920)
Built 1937 (858)
Built during 1930s (12,330)
Colorado (785)
Have street view (30,436)
Larimer County, Colorado (13)
Lost (31,828)
NR-eligible (4,127)
Owned by state (16,771)
Parker pony truss (398)
 Parker truss (1,843)
Pony truss (17,557)
Replaced by new bridge (21,709)
Riveted (2,776)
Skewed (5,108)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,682)
Structurally deficient (12,503)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,630)
Truss (38,331)
US 34 (20)

Update Log 

  • September 19, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Replaced
  • April 25, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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