Huerfano Bridge

The Huerfano Bridge, is a bridge in Pueblo County, Colorado near Boone, Colorado that brings U.S. Highway 50 over the Huerfano River. The bridge was completed in 1921[2] after construction began in 1920.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

Huerfano Bridge
Huerfano Bridge is located in Colorado
Huerfano Bridge
Nearest cityBoone, Colorado
Coordinates38.22553°N 104.26142°W / 38.22553; -104.26142
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1921
EngineerRobert Dubois
Pueblo Bridge Co.
Architectural styleFilled spandrel arch
MPSVehicular Bridges in Colorado TR
NRHP reference No.85000226[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 1985

It is a five-span filled spandrel arch bridge designed by Colorado state staff engineer Richard Dubois and was built by the Pueblo Bridge Co. A previous bridge had been christened by the community in 1916.[4] It replaced a timber truss bridge that had deteriorated severely by 1920, with two spans having fallen from damage by woodpeckers.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Clayton Fraser; Carl Hallberg (February 8, 1984). "HABS/HAER Inventory: Huerfano Bridge / Bridge over Huerfano River / State survey no. PU19". National Park Service. Retrieved September 29, 2021. With accompanying photo from 1984
  3. "Highway Bridges in Colorado". History Colorado. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  4. "Huerfano Bridge Opened". Walsenburg World. No. Volume XXVIII, Number 24. June 15, 1916. Retrieved September 30, 2021.


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