Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Oblique view

These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge when it was still in use [HAER photos taken July 1989 by David Grover]

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Plaque

Colorado
State Highway
Department
1924

Overview: Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Gunnison River on westbound US 50 at Delta
Location: Delta County, Colorado
Status: Replaced by modern bridge
History: Completed May 1924; parallel eastbound bridge built 1966; replaced 1992
Builders: - Midwest Steel & Iron Co. (Steel fabrication)
- Minnesota-Moline Power Implement Co. (Steel fabrication)
- Winterburn and Lumsden (Contractor)
Design: Four riveted, 8-panel Parker through trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 608.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.75139, -108.06937 (decimal degrees)
38°45'05" N, 108°04'10" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 15 S., R. 96 W., Sec. 13
Inventory numbers: CDOT I-04-A (Colorado Dept. of Transportation structure number)
NRHP 85000198 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11821 (Bridgehunter.com ID)