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Overall View Of Bridge, Showing North Web, Looking South

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Overall View Of Bridge, Showing South Web, Looking North

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View Of East Portal, Looking West

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View Of West Portal, Looking East

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View Of East Portal, Showing North Web, Looking Southwest

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Detail View Of Bottom Chord, North Web, Looking Southwest

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Detail View Of Deck And Bottom Chord, Looking West

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Detail View Of South Web, Showing Deck, Bracing, And Top Chord, Looking West

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Detail View Of North Web, Showing Bracing, Top Chord, And Panel, Looking Northwest

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Detail View Of Bracing And Top Chord Connection, North Web, Looking North

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Detail View Of Top Chord Connection, North Web, Looking North

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Detail View Of Bottom Chord Connection, North Web, Looking Northwest

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Detail View Of Floor Beams And Bracing, Looking West

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Detail View Of Floor Beams And Bottom Chord Connection, Looking West

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View Of East End Post Connection, Looking Northwest

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View Of West Abutment, Looking Southwest

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Detail View Of West Abutment, Showing End Post Connection, Looking South

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over the Gunnison River on CR G50
Location: Delta County, Colorado
Status: Replaced by modern bridge
History: Built 1911 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1991
Builders: - Milwaukee Bridge Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Pueblo Bridge Co. of Pueblo, Colorado
Design: Riveted, 12-panel polygonal Warren through truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 192.1 ft.
Total length: 194.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.74998, -108.11844 (decimal degrees)
38°44'60" N, 108°07'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 12/750418/4292975 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 15 S., R. 96 W., Sec. 16
USGS topographic map: Delta
Inventory numbers: NRHP 85000197 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
CO DELG50R-2.2-11 (Colorado off-system bridge number)
BH 11827 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

June 19, 2005: Posted new photos

Sources

HAER CO-70 - Roubideau Bridge
James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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