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Three-Quarter View, Facing North

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South Portal And Anchorage, Facing North

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North Portal, Facing South

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Overview: Lost wire suspension bridge over Colorado River on UT 128
Location: Grand County, Utah
Status: Destroyed by fire on April 6, 2008
Future prospects: slated to be rebuilt
History: Built 1915-16 by the Midland Bridge Co.; destroyed by fire on April 6, 2008
Builder: - Midland Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
Design: Wire suspension with double intersection warren pony truss elements (similar to another bridge in Utah)
Dimensions: Total length: 503.2 ft.
Deck width: 8.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1984
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.81183, -109.30311 (decimal degrees)
38°48'43" N, 109°18'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 12/647329/4297263 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Dewey
Inventory numbers: NRHP 84002179 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36452 (Bridgehunter.com ID)