Middle Bridge (Colorado)
Appearance
Middle Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 38°28′05″N 107°15′13″W / 38.4680°N 107.2536°W |
Carries | US 50 |
Crosses | Blue Mesa Reservoir/Gunnison River |
Locale | Gunnison County, Colorado United States |
Characteristics | |
Design | Girder |
Material | Steel/Concrete |
Location | |
Middle Bridge is the crossing of Blue Mesa Reservoir (the Gunnison River) on U.S. Route 50 (US 50) within the Curecanti National Recreation Area in southwest Gunnison County, Colorado, United States, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east-northeast of the community of Sapinero.
Prior to the construction of the Blue Mesa Dam, US 50 did not cross the Gunnison River there, and a portion of the old highway can be seen descending into the lake.
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Categories:
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- Road bridges in Colorado
- Transportation buildings and structures in Gunnison County, Colorado
- U.S. Route 50
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Concrete bridges in Colorado
- Girder bridges in the United States
- Gunnison River
- Curecanti National Recreation Area
- Western United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Colorado building and structure stubs
- Colorado transportation stubs
- United States Numbered Highways stubs