State Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado)

State Bridge
Ruins of bridge, in 2011
State Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado) is located in Colorado
State Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado)
State Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado) is located in the United States
State Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado)
LocationOff CO 131, State Bridge, Colorado
Coordinates39°51′29″N 106°38′54″W / 39.85806°N 106.64833°W / 39.85806; -106.64833 (State Bridge)
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
Built byMissouri Valley Bridge Company
Architectural styleHowe truss
MPSVehicular Bridges in Colorado TR
NRHP reference No.85001401[1]
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1985

The State Bridge, at State Bridge, Colorado, off Colorado State Highway 131, was a two-span Howe truss bridge built in 1890. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

It was built by the Missouri Valley Bridge Company, low bidder for the contract. The bridge was the third-earliest bridge designed and built for the Colorado State Engineer, and was the oldest surviving as of 1983. When listed, with only one of its two spans surviving, it was one of the oldest vehicular bridges in the state.[2]

The second span has been lost.[3]

The new bridge at State Bridge on Colorado State Highway 131 across the Colorado River

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Clayton Fraser; Carl Hallberg (December 30, 1983). "HABS/HAER Inventory: State Bridge / Bridge over Grand River". National Park Service. Retrieved September 23, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1983
  3. ^ See photo.

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