Dolores River Bridge

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Dolores River Bridge
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Coordinates 38°18′38″N108°53′09″W / 38.31067°N 108.88577°W / 38.31067; -108.88577 Coordinates: 38°18′38″N108°53′09″W / 38.31067°N 108.88577°W / 38.31067; -108.88577
CarriesColorado 90.svg SH 90
Crosses Dolores River
LocaleNear Bedrock, Colorado
Characteristics
Design Through truss
Total length125 ft (38.1 m)
Width23.9 ft (7.3 m)
Longest span128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Clearance above 15.6 m (51.2 ft)
History
Construction end1952
Opened1952
Closed2014
Statistics
Daily traffic 319 (as of 2003)
Dolores River Bridge
Built1952
ArchitectColorado Department of Highways
Architectural style Pennsylvania through truss
MPS Highway Bridges in Colorado MPS
NRHP reference No. 02001150 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 2002
Location
Dolores River Bridge

The Dolores River Bridge was a through truss bridge that spanned the Dolores River near Bedrock, Colorado, United States. It carried State Highway 90 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

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The bridge was designed by the Colorado Department of Highways and was fabricated by Midwest Steel & Iron Works. It was installed in 1952 by contractor Gardner Construction Company. It was located at milepost 15.22, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east of Bedrock. Its structure was 129 feet (39 m) long and 25.1 feet (7.7 m) wide, with a main span of 125 feet (38 m) and a roadway width of 24 feet (7.3 m). [2]

Dismantling and replacement

In 2014, inspectors discovered a crack in one of the bridge's main beams. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) then closed the bridge to traffic and installed a one-lane, temporary bridge. With the temporary bridge in place, the old bridge was dismantled, its pieces labeled and stored in a warehouse for possible future use as a footbridge or bike trail bridge. CDOT then constructed a new precast-concrete girder bridge, which opened to traffic in 2017. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dolores River Bridge / CDOT No. K-01-C: 5MN4". National Park Service . Retrieved July 26, 2017. With two photos.
  3. "CO 90 Bedrock/Dolores River Bridge - COMPLETED". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. "New Dolores River bridge installed near Bedrock". The Journal. Cortez, Colorado. August 15, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2022.