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Photos taken by Thad Roan of Bridgepix.com

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View from new bridge

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New bridge

Overview: Through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on eastbound US 50 (Santa Fe Avenue) in Pueblo
Location: Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado
Status: Open to two lanes of traffic
History: Built 1924 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.
Builders: - Pueblo Bridge Co. of Pueblo, Colorado (General contractor)
- Virginia Bridge Co. of Roanoke, Virginia (Steel fabrication)
Design: Riveted, 8-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 279.9 ft.
Total length: 286.0 ft.
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.8 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 2002
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.25304, -104.60685 (decimal degrees)
38°15'11" N, 104°36'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: CDOT K-18-R (Colorado Dept. of Transportation structure number)
NRHP 02001149 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 12007 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 47.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 9,650