Taos Junction Bridge

Photos

Rio Grande Bridge

Looking South

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

BH Photo #298583

The bridge replaced an earlier uncovered 8-panel wooden Howe Truss bridge (with stringer sections) that resembled tall pony trusses.

Overview: Through truss bridge over Rio Grande on NM 567
Location: Taos County, New Mexico
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1930
Builders: - Veater & Davis (Contractors)
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
- W. C. Davidson (State Highway Engineer)
Design: Riveted Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 152.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Also called: Rio Grande Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.33598, -105.73360 (decimal degrees)
36°20'10" N, 105°44'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 13/434162/4021464 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Taos SW
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 484
Inventory numbers: NM 5826 (New Mexico bridge number)
BH 25708 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 38.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

October 7, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added category "Virginia Bridge & Iron Co."
October 7, 2014: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Corrected build date -added Builders
April 19, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added GPS and info.

Taos Junction Bridge

Posted November 6, 2017, by Rhys Martin (rhysfunk [at] gmail [dot] com)

Beautiful location!