Douglas Crossing Bridge

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Douglas Crossing Bridge
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Nearest city Granada, Colorado
Coordinates 37°47′43″N102°15′21″W / 37.79537°N 102.25577°W / 37.79537; -102.25577 (Douglas Crossing Bridge) Coordinates: 37°47′43″N102°15′21″W / 37.79537°N 102.25577°W / 37.79537; -102.25577 (Douglas Crossing Bridge)
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1936
Built by Works Progress Administration
Architectural styleStone Ashlar Filled Arch
MPS Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR
NRHP reference No. 85000224 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 1985

The Douglas Crossing Bridge, near Granada, Colorado, was built in 1936 as a Works Progress Administration project. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

It is located 19.5 miles (31.4 km) southeast of Granada. It brings County Road 28 over Two Butte Creek. [2]

It is a stone, ashlar-filled arch bridge. It has six 14 feet (4.3 m) semi-circular span arches, and was built by an eight-man crew. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Clayton Fraser; Carl Hallberg (September 26, 1983). "HABS/HAER Inventory: Douglas Crossing Bridge / Bridge over Two Butte Creek;state survey no.:PR09". National Park Service . Retrieved September 26, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1983