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Otowi Suspension Bridge

Coordinates: 35°52′29″N 106°08′30″W / 35.874675°N 106.141798°W / 35.874675; -106.141798
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Otowi Suspension Bridge
Coordinates35°52′30″N 106°08′28″W / 35.875°N 106.141°W / 35.875; -106.141
Characteristics
DesignSuspension bridge
MaterialWood
History
Opened1924
Location
Map
Otowi Suspension Bridge
Otowi Suspension Bridge
Otowi Suspension Bridge is located in New Mexico
Otowi Suspension Bridge
Otowi Suspension Bridge is located in the United States
Otowi Suspension Bridge
Nearest citySan Ildefonso, New Mexico
Coordinates35°52′29″N 106°08′30″W / 35.874675°N 106.141798°W / 35.874675; -106.141798
Arealess than one acre
Built1924
ArchitectCampbell,Lee W.
Architectural styleSuspension bridge, Other
MPSHistoric Highway Bridges of New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.97000730[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1997

The Otowi Suspension Bridge, spanning the Rio Grande River near San Ildefonso, New Mexico, is a wooden suspension bridge built in 1924. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

In its 1996 NRHP nomination, it is asserted to be significant in the areas of transportation and engineering. It was important for having opened a large part of New Mexico to automobile traffic, including the site of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which became nationally important during World War II. It was also the only public highway suspension bridge in the state and was the best-rated bridge in the state in a 1987 survey.[2][3]

It was a contributing property in the listing of the Otawi Historic District to the National Register in 1975.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ David Rammer (1996). "Otowi Suspension Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-27. with three photos
  3. ^ David Kammer (1996). "Historic Highway Bridges of New Mexico". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  4. ^ Michael P . McCachren (July 2, 1975). "Otowi HIstoric District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-27. with six photos (including several of the suspension bridge)