Huerfano Bridge
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Huerfano Bridge | |
Nearest city | Boone, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 38°13′32″N 104°15′41″W / 38.22553°N 104.26142°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1921 |
Engineer | Pueblo Bridge Co. |
Architectural style | Filled spandrel arch |
MPS | Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85000226[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 4, 1985 |
The Huerfano Bridge, is a bridge in Pueblo County, Colorado near Boone, Colorado that brings U.S. Highway 50 over the Huerfano River. The bridge was completed in 1921[2] after construction began in 1920.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
It is a five-span filled spandrel arch bridge designed by Colorado state staff engineer Richard Dubois and was built by the Pueblo Bridge Co. A previous bridge had been christened by the community in 1916.[4] It replaced a timber truss bridge that had deteriorated severely by 1920, with two spans having fallen from damage by woodpeckers.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Clayton Fraser; Carl Hallberg (February 8, 1984). "HABS/HAER Inventory: Huerfano Bridge / Bridge over Huerfano River / State survey no. PU19". National Park Service. Retrieved September 29, 2021. With accompanying photo from 1984
- ^ "Highway Bridges in Colorado". History Colorado. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ "Huerfano Bridge Opened". Walsenburg World. No. Volume XXVIII, Number 24. 15 June 1916. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Pueblo County, Colorado Category:Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Category:Bridges completed in 1921