Rio Grande Bridge at San Juan Pueblo

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Rio Grande Bridge at San Juan Pueblo
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Nearest city Alcalde, New Mexico
Coordinates 36°03′22″N106°04′57″W / 36.056241°N 106.082516°W / 36.056241; -106.082516 (Rio Grande Bridge at San Juan Pueblo) Coordinates: 36°03′22″N106°04′57″W / 36.056241°N 106.082516°W / 36.056241; -106.082516 (Rio Grande Bridge at San Juan Pueblo)
Arealess than one acre
Built1925
Built by Monarch Engineering Company
Architectural styleParker pony truss
MPS Historic Highway Bridges of New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference # 97000738 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1997

The Rio Grande Bridge at San Juan Pueblo, crossing the Rio Grande near Alcalde, New Mexico, is a Parker pony truss bridge built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

Rio Grande river forming part of the US-Mexico border

The Rio Grande is one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico. The Rio Grande begins in south-central Colorado in the United States and flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, it forms part of the Mexico–United States border. According to the International Boundary and Water Commission, its total length was 1,896 miles (3,051 km) in the late 1980s, though course shifts occasionally result in length changes. Depending on how it is measured, the Rio Grande is either the fourth- or fifth-longest river system in North America.

Alcalde, New Mexico CDP in New Mexico, United States

Alcalde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 285 at the 2010 census. "Alcalde" literally means "Mayor" in Spanish.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

It is a four-span bridge located about 200 yards (180 m) south of New Mexico State Road 74, about .5 miles (0.80 km) west of San Juan Pueblo. In the former alignment of the road, it served NM 74. [2]

State Road 74 (NM 74) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Its total length is approximately 4.8 miles (7.7 km). NM 74's southern terminus is at NM 68 in Ohkay Owingeh, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 84/U.S. Route 285 (US 84/US 285) in El Duende.

It was designed by the Monarch Engineering Company of Denver, and consists of four spans, each 100 feet (30 m) in length, each consisting of five panels 20 feet (6.1 m) in length. Each of the panels has a top chord at a different diagonal angle, together forming the polygonal top design of a Parker truss. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 David Kammer (December 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rio Grande Bridge at San Juan Pueblo / San Juan Bridge / NMSHTD #1578". National Park Service . Retrieved January 26, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1984