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Overview

These photos taken by Thad Roan of Bridgepix.com
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Side view

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Oblique view

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Deck view

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Details of truss

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Plaque

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Behind plaque

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Overview

These photos taken in 2003 show the bridge sitting on a parking lot awaiting reconstruction
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Close-up of deck

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Arkansas River in Canon City
Location
Fremont County, Colorado
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects
Preserved
History
Built 1891 by the Bullen Bridge Co.; modified 1928; replaced in 2001; reconstructed ca. 2004
Builder
- Bullen Bridge Co.
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 105.9 ft.
Total length: 108.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985
Inventory numbers
NRHP 85000207 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11875 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (1,753)
6-panel truss (116)
Arkansas River (48)
Built 1891 (57)
Built during 1890s (664)
Bullen Bridge Co. (2)
Colorado (271)
Fremont County, Colorado (25)
NR-listed (1,481)
Open to pedestrians (412)
Pin-connected (431)
Pratt truss (1,431)
Preserved (63)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,269)
Through truss (5,255)
Total length 100-125 feet (2,422)
Truss (15,801)

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