Historic Bridges
of the United States
Fort Morgan Rainbow Arch Bridge
Morgan County
,
Colorado
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Photo
Overview
Photo submitted by Marne Jurgemeyer
Map
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Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Eleven-span Marsh arch bridge over South Platte River on CO 52, just north of Fort Morgan
Location
Morgan County
,
Colorado
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1922-23; made obsolete by new bridge in 1963; rehabilitated in 1987
Design
Concrete pony arch
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.26906, -103.80122
(decimal degrees)
40°16'09" N, 103°48'04" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 85000221
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11971
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Arch
(7,566)
Built 1922
(328)
Built during 1920s
(4,045)
Colorado
(271)
Concrete pony arch
(21)
Morgan County, Colorado
(4)
NR-listed
(1,485)
Open to pedestrians
(420)
Owned by state
(6,562)
Rainbow arch
(146)
South Platte River
(7)
Update Log
June 1, 2006: Posted photos from Marne Jurgemeyer
Sources
Marne Jurgemeyer
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