Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Overview

Photos taken June 2007 by James Baughn

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Deck view

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Historic marker

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Laced girders

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View from above

Overview: Steel trestle on Phantom Canyon Road over Eightmile Creek
Location: Fremont County, Colorado
Status: Open to one-lane traffic on a gravel road
Future prospects: Preserved
History: Built 1894 on the narrow gauge Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad. Converted to highway use after the railroad was abandoned in 1912.
Design: Deck plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 68.9 ft.
Total length: 210.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985
Inventory numbers: CO FRCO 10-224 (Colorado off-system bridge number)
NRHP 85000208 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11867 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2004): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 122