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East span from side

Overview: Two-span through truss railroad bridge over West Bijou Creek just west of Byers
Location: Arapahoe County, Colorado
Status: Unknown status
Design: Two pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through trusses
Inventory number: BH 11767 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Byers Railroad Bridge

Posted July 7, 2006, by Harvey Henkelman

This bridge washed out in a 1965 flood. One of the spans was tossed into the creek like a toy as a result of the raging waters.