Historic Bridges
of the United States
Fountain Creek Bridge
El Paso County
,
Colorado
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Photos taken July 2006 by David Backlin
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Overview
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Fountain Creek on Business US 24
Location
El Paso County
,
Colorado
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1932 by the Pueblo Bridge & Construction Co.
Builder
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Pueblo Bridge Co.
of Pueblo, Colorado
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 162.0 ft.
Total length: 209.9 ft.
Deck width: 36.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.87333, -104.94333
(decimal degrees)
38°52'24" N, 104°56'36" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/504915/4302721
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Manitou Springs
Inventory numbers
CDOT I-17-AI
(Colorado Dept. of Transportation structure number)
NRHP 85000206
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11857
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 11/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 66.6
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2005)
1,900
Categories
Arch
(8,291)
Built 1932
(597)
Built during 1930s
(7,082)
Colorado
(348)
Concrete balustrade
(100)
Deck arch
(7,404)
El Paso County, Colorado
(14)
NR-listed
(1,668)
Open
(23,113)
Open-spandrel arch
(263)
Owned by state
(7,026)
Pueblo Bridge Co.
(15)
Span length 125-175 feet
(2,277)
Structurally deficient
(14,984)
Total length 175-250 feet
(2,106)
US 24
(30)
Update Log
August 18, 2006: Posted photos from David Backlin
Sources
David Backlin -
us71 [at] cox [dot] net
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