South Platte River Bridge (Park County, Colorado)

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South Platte River Bridge
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LocationCty. Rd. 90a over S. Platte R., mi. marker 40, near Lake George, Colorado
Coordinates 38°59′11″N105°21′48″W / 38.98639°N 105.36333°W / 38.98639; -105.36333 (South Platte River Bridge) Coordinates: 38°59′11″N105°21′48″W / 38.98639°N 105.36333°W / 38.98639; -105.36333 (South Platte River Bridge)
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NRHP reference # 100002221 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 2018

The South Platte River Bridge, in South Park near Lake George, Colorado, was built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [1]

South Park (Park County, Colorado) high intermontane grassland basin in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado

South Park is a grassland flat within the basin formed by the Rocky Mountains' Mosquito and Park Mountain Ranges within central Colorado. This high valley ranges in elevation from approximately 9,000 to 10,000 ft. It encompasses approximately 1,000 square miles around the headwaters of the South Platte River in Park County approximately 60 mi (100 km) southwest of Denver. It is the largest and southernmost of three similarly named high altitude basins in the Front Range of Colorado, the others being North Park and Middle Park. The largest town in the basin is Fairplay, with a population of 681.

Lake George, Colorado Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States

Lake George is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Park County, Colorado, United States. The Lake George Post Office has the ZIP Code 80827. It lies along U.S. Highway 24 northwest of Colorado Springs, and several miles north of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

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 89 feet (27 m) bridge consisting of two 40 feet (12 m) deck girder spans. It was built in 1920 and then carried State Highway 8 over the South Platte River. The road later became State Highway 4, then U.S Highway 40 South, and then U.S. Highway 24. Highway 24 was rerouted, and the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 2008. [2]

South Platte River principal tributary of the Platte River

The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River. Flowing through the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska, it is itself a major river of the American Midwest and the American Southwest/Mountain West. Its drainage basin includes much of the eastern flank of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado; much of the populated region known as the Colorado Front Range and Eastern Plains; and a portion of southeastern Wyoming in the vicinity of the city of Cheyenne. It joins the North Platte River in western Nebraska to form the Platte, which then flows across Nebraska to the Missouri. The river serves as the principal source of water for eastern Colorado. In its valley along the foothills in Colorado, it has permitted agriculture in an area of the Colorado Piedmont and Great Plains that is otherwise arid.

It is located at the northwest end of the town of Lake George, next to the Lake George Reservoir. It is often used for fishing. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly list, March 23, 2018". National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Jason O’Brien (September 20, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: South Platte River Bridge / 5PA.1250" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved September 24, 2018. Eleven photos from 2017 which were part of the nomination are not included in this PDF.