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Variadero Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Concrete pony truss bridge over Rio Conchas on Old NM 104
- Location
- San Miguel County, New Mexico
- Status
- Still standing, but condition unknown
- History
- Built ca. 1915; bypassed 1957
- Builders
- - George E. Morrison
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas
- Design
- Four-span reinforced-concrete Howe pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 200.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1997
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.38943, -104.45975 (decimal degrees)
35°23'22" N, 104°27'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 13/549063/3916364 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Variadero
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 97000736 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 44147 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 5, 2016: Updated by J.P.: added builders
- April 1, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: added street view
- February 16, 2010: Added by James Baughn
Sources
- Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Nathan Holth
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
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I finally found some images and information about this nationally significant concrete truss bridge within a fantastic half hour documentary about New Mexico's historic bridges. I highly recommend watching the documentary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebm3OjD-9z0