Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Hotchkiss Bridge

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Side view

These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge before it was replaced [HAER photos taken March 1987 by David Grover]

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Portal

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over the North Fork Gunnison River on CR 3400 in Hotchkiss
Location: Delta County, Colorado
Status: Replaced by modern bridge
History: Built 1911 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1988
Builder: - Pueblo Bridge Co. of Pueblo, Colorado
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Camelback Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 150.6 ft.
Total length: 151.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.79163, -107.72593 (decimal degrees)
38°47'30" N, 107°43'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: NRHP 85000199 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
CO DEL3400R-0.5-49A (Colorado off-system bridge number)
BH 11825 (Bridgehunter.com ID)