San Luis Southern Railway Trestle

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San Luis Southern Railway Trestle
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Nearest city Blanca, Colorado
Coordinates 37°23′12″N105°32′51″W / 37.38667°N 105.54750°W / 37.38667; -105.54750 (San Luis Southern Railway Trestle)

An abandoned section of Costilla County Road 12

37°23′12″N 105°32′51″W
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1910
Built bySan Luis Southern Railway Company
Architectural styleRailroad Trestle
MPS Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 MPS
NRHP reference No. 03001361 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 6, 2004

The San Luis Southern Railway Trestle, in Costilla County, Colorado near Blanca, Colorado, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

It is a railroad trestle built by the Southern San Luis Valley Railroad.

It is a 190 feet (58 m) long structure spanning Trinchera Creek's Rattlesnake Gulch (or Rattlesnake Canyon). [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ Joseph Gallegos; Chris Geddes (August 26, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: San Luis Southern Railway Trestle / Rattlesnake Trestle; 5CT.398". National Park Service . Retrieved January 16, 2020. With accompanying six photos from 2003

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