Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Escalante Canyon Bridge

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Photos

Overview

These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge just before it was demolished [HAER photos taken January 1993 by Mark Nash]

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Facts

Overview: Lost two-span through truss bridge over the Gunnison River on CR 650
Location: Delta County, Colorado
Status: Replaced by modern bridge
History: Originally built 1890 at Delta by the Bullen Bridge Co. Relocated 1908 to cross the Gunnison at Read. Damaged by flooding and relocated ca. 1938 to Escalante Canyon. Replaced 1993.
Builder: - Bullen Bridge Co.
Design: One pin-connected, 12-panel Camelback Pratt through truss, 196.0 feet long
One pin-connected, 11-panel Camelback Pratt through truss, 180.0 feet long
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 196.0 ft.
Total length: 383.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.75739, -108.25928 (decimal degrees)
38°45'27" N, 108°15'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 12/738152/4293421 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Dominguez
Inventory numbers: CO DEL650R-2.8-35 (Colorado off-system bridge number)
NRHP 85000196 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11822 (Bridgehunter.com ID)