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Elk Creek US 6 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.571381,-107.539299

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Carries US 6 over Elk Creek
Design: truss/pony/parker
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Elk Creek on US 6 in New Castle
History: Built 1931
Built: 1933

Location: Garfield County

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399327

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399328

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399329

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399330

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399331

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399332

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

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Glenwood Springs Viaduct

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.547778,-107.324444

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Carries CO 82 over Colorado River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 676.8 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet

Overview: Plate girder bridge over Colorado River on CO 82 in Glenwood Springs
History: Built 1953; rehabilitated 1969
Built: 1953

Location: Garfield County

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482107

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Glenwood Springs Viaduct

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Hardwick Bridge

Status: bypassed by new bridge
To be reused. https://www.postindependent.com/news/historic-hardwick-bridge-to-get-facelift-in-trail-development-project/

Location: 39.479927,-107.287052

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Carries Old CR 109 over Roaring Fork River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 216.9 Feet
Span Length: 102.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Roaring Fork River on CR 109
History: Built 1923; bypassed by new bridge in 1986
Built: 1923

Location: Garfield County

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Rest Area Access Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.587500,-107.194167

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Carries Rest Area Access over Shoshone Intake
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 255.8 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Shoshone Intake on Rest Area Access
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937

Location: Garfield County

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Rifle Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 39.527810,-107.781677

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Carries over Colorado River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed two-span through truss bridge over the Colorado River at Rifle
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908

Location: Garfield County

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101551

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Side view

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101552

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Main span

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399333

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399334

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399335

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399336

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

458567

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View From Amtrak California Zephyr

Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2019

492389

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1909 view

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492447

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South portal

Photo taken by Roger Deschner in July 2019

492448

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Barrel shot looking north

Photo taken by Roger Deschner in July 2019

492449

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View from southwest

Photo taken by Roger Deschner in July 2019

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Satank Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 39.416533,-107.228846

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Carries CR 106 over Roaring Fork River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 6-panel wooden Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden through truss over Roaring Fork River on CR 106 near Carbondale
History: Built 1900 by the Pueblo Bridge Co, rebahilitated 2015
Built: 1900

Location: Garfield County

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101553

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Looking south

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101554

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Side view

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101555

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Close-up of wood beams

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101556

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North portal

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101557

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Metal joint

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275750

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South Canon Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 39.561611,-107.407056

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Carries CR 134 over Colorado River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pin-connected, 10-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed through truss bridge over the Colorado River just off I-70, west of Glenwood Springs
History: Built 1914-15 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.
Built: 1915

Location: Garfield County

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101558

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Overview

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396411

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South Canon Bridge

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in July 2017

399317

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399318

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399319

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399320

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399321

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399322

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399323

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399324

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399325

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Memorial to a youth who was killed in a bike/car crash

Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

399326

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

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Una Bridge

Status: bypassed by new bridge

Location: 39.393056,-108.102500

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Carries CR 300 over Colorado River
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 304.5 Feet
Span Length: 146.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Colorado River on CR 300
History: Built 1910; bypassed by new bridge in 1985
Built: 1910

Location: Garfield County

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482105

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Una Bridge

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Hanging Lake Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.586693,-107.194374

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Carries I-70 over Rock formation
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 4001.2 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pair of tunnels on I-70 at Hanging Lake
History: Built 1992
Built: 1992

Location: Garfield County

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480519

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Hanging Lake Tunnel

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No Name Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.561065,-107.309465

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Carries I-70 over Horseshoe Curve
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1044.7 Feet
Span Length: 1000.7 Feet

Overview: Pair of tunnels on I-70 at Horseshoe Curve east of Glenwood Springs
History: Built 1965
Built: 1965

Location: Garfield County

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396408

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No Name Tunnel Hwy 70

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in July 2017

396409

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No Name Tunnel Hwy 70

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396410

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No Name Tunnel Hwy 70

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in July 2017

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Reverse Curve Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.602202,-107.162823

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Carries Westbound I-70 over Rock formation
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 582.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Westbound I-70
History: Built 1989
Built: 1989

Location: Garfield County

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482106

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Reverse Curve Tunnel

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Grand Avenue Pedestrian Bridge

Status: Replaced

Location: 39.548513,-107.324640

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Carries Pedestrian path over I-70 and the Colorado River
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel arch bridge over I-70 and the Colorado River on Pedestrian path
History: Built 1985; Replaced 2016
Built: 1985

Location: Garfield County

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162913

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Under the south approach

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in April '10

162914

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North Approach

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Shoshone Intake Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.587500,-107.194722

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Carries Rest Area Access (former U.S. 6) over Shoshone Intake
Design: truss/pony/parker
Design Details: Two Parker pony trusses
Total Length: 255.6 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Shoshone Intake on Rest Area Access (former U.S. 6)
History: Built 1937; U.S. 6 relocated to Hanging Lake Tunnels in 1992
Built: 1937

Location: Garfield County

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469930

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Courtesy of the Library of congress

469931

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Courtesy of the Library of congress

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UP - Glenwood Tunnel

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Location: 39.557133,-107.312028

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1327.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1883
Built: 1883

Location: Garfield County

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316038

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Aboard Amtrak through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado.

East Portal

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UP - Shoshone Tunnel 2

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.587162,-107.193861

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 134.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1883
Built: 1883

Location: Garfield County

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316040

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Aboard Amtrak through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado.

Shoshone Tunnel 2 East Portal

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UP - Shoshone Tunnel 1

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.592288,-107.178170

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 276.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built ca. 1883
Built: 1883

Location: Garfield County

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316041

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Aboard Amtrak through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado.

Shoshone Tunnel 1 East Portal

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UP - Colorado River Bridge

Status: Open

Location: 39.574237,-107.438859

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Carries UPRR (D&RGW) over Colorado River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Colorado River on UPRR (D&RGW)
History:
Built:

Location: Garfield County

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399337

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017

399338

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017

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DRGW - Glenwood Springs Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 39.548224,-107.326782

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Carries D&RGW RR over Colorado River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost through and deck truss bridge over Colorado River on D&RGW RR
History: Built 1903; Railroad relocated to south bank west of Glenwood Springs in 1968 for I-70 construction.
Built: 1903

Location: Garfield County

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509500

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DRGW - Glenwood Springs Bridge

looking west D&RGW bridge is far bridge

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Glenwood Springs Viaduct (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.548376,-107.324301

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Carries Grand Avenue over Colorado River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over Colorado River on Grand Avenue
History: Built 1891
Built: 1891

Location: Garfield County

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509571

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Glenwood Springs Viaduct (Old)

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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