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Photos

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Side view

Photos taken Oct. 2003 by Alan and Pat Nellis

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Oblique view

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Plaque

18 92
Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Builders
Canton Ohio

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View from bridge

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Scene today

This photo taken June 2005 by Thad Roan shows the bridge closed to traffic

Map

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Facts

Overview: Two-span Thacher through truss bridge over the Rio Grande on CR G east of Antonito
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1892 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2006
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Thacher through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 154.8 ft.
Total length: 313.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.07907, -105.75589 (decimal degrees)
37°04'45" N, 105°45'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: NRHP 85000194 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11814 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2004): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000): 10

Update Log

June 16, 2005: Thad Roan reports bridge is closed, posted photos by Alan and Pat Nellis

Sources

Thad Roan
Alan and Pat Nellis - anellis [at] socket [dot] net

Comments

Costilla Crossing Bridge

Posted September 19, 2007, by John A. Medina (johnmedina [at] centurytel [dot] net)

The Lobato (Costilla Crossing) Bridge has been restored and rededicated in May of 2006.

Costilla Crossing Bridge

Posted June 14, 2006, by Jim Hall (jimehall2 [at] cs [dot] com)

The bridge was reopened on May 27 2006

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Costilla Crossing Bridge

Posted July 24, 2005, by SLV Dweller (info [at] slvdweller [dot] com)

According to Costilla County Commissioner Joe Gallegos, the county is currently in the process of obtaining grants for the restoration of the bridge. Known as the Old State Bridge, the Lobatos Bridge, or the Costilla Crossing, the bridge has been listed on the National Registry of Historic Structures (#85000194) since 1985.

The bridge was built in 1892 by Joseph F. Thomas, a civil engineer and the Conejos County Surveyor living in Manassa at the time. The bridge cost $8,400 and was purchased from the Wrought Iron Bridge Company.

According to his grandson, Clarke Echols, Joseph F. Thomas, received a commendation from the Colorado State Legislature for completing the construction ahead of schedule and under budget. It is said that at the time, it was the longest, highest, double-span steel-truss bridge west of the Mississippi River. His son, Ivan M. Thomas still lives north of Manassa less than a mile from where he father was living at the time the bridge was constructed.

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