Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.090000,-103.981667
Carries CR HH.5 over Apishapa River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 119.0 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet
Overview: Two-span closed-spandrel arch bridge over Apishapa River on CR HH.5
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918
Location: Otero County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries CO 207 over Arkansas River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Three pin-connected through truss spans
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost three-span through truss bridge over the Arkansas River near Manzanola
History: Built 1908; replaced by the Manzanola Bridge in 1950
Built: 1908
Location: Otero County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.035721,-103.472353
Carries CR 33 over Fort Lyon Canal
Design: truss/pony/parker
Design Details: Parker pony truss
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 74.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Fort Lyon Canal on CR 33
History: Built 1917; rehabilitated 1971; replaced 2007
Built: 1917
Location: Otero County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.213056,-103.417500
Carries CR 36 over Fort Lyon Storage Canal
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fort Lyon Storage Canal on CR 36
History: Built ca. 1960
Built: ca. 1960
Location: Otero County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.983889,-103.550833
Carries Fifth Street over Anderson Arroyo
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 107.9 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet
Overview: Two-span arch bridge over Anderson Arroyo on Fifth Street in La Junta
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1973
Built: 1915
Location: Otero County
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Status: Replaced by modern bridge
Location: 38.127133,-103.861563
Carries CO 207 over Arkansas River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Riveted, 18-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 440.0 Feet
Span Length: 300.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on CO 207
History: Originally built 1911 by the Patterson-Burghardt Bridge Co. over the Colorado River at Clifton near Grand Junction. Relocated here in 1950; replaced 1984.
Built: 1911
Location: Otero County
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187681
Overall View Of Bridge, State Highway 202 And Arkansas, Looking Southwest
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
187682
View, Looking South, Showing Portal
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
187683
View, Looking Southwest, Showing North Portal And East Web
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
187684
View, Looking Northwest, Showing South Portal And East Web; Approach Span In Background
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
187685
View, Looking East, Showing West Web
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
187686
View, Looking Southeast, Showing Bottom Chord, Floor Structure, And West Web Detail
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
187687
View, Looking South, Showing Deck, Vertical, Upper Strut And Bracing Detail
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
187688
View, Looking Southwest, Showing Upper Strut, Bracing And West Web Detail
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
187689
View, Looking Southwest, Showing Vertical, Diagonal And Guardrail Detail
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
187690
View, Looking Southeast, Showing Upper Chord, Strut And Bracing Detail
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
187691
View, Looking Southeast, Showing Upper Chord And Portal Bracing Detail
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
187692
View, Looking Southwest, Showing Pier And Roller Bearing Shoe Detail
Photo taken June 1984 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.105000,-103.891667
Carries CR 10 over Smith Arroyo
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss over Smith Arroyo on CR 10
History: Built 1907; rehabilitated 1968; replaced ca. 2002
Built: 1907
Location: Otero County
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Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 37.821667,-103.778056
Carries CR N over Timpas Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 122.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Timpas Creek on CR N, just off US 350
History: Built 1924, rehabilitated in 1966
Built: 1924
Location: Otero County
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101609
Portal
Photo taken by James Baughn
101610
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn
101611
Inside
Photo taken by James Baughn
101612
Looking above
Photo taken by James Baughn
101613
Deck edge
Photo taken by James Baughn
101614
Joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.026667,-103.628056
Carries CR 24.5 over Arkansas River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Two pin-connected, 8-panel Camelback Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 360.0 Feet
Span Length: 148.0 Feet
Overview: Lost two-span through truss bridge over Arkansas River on CR 24.5
History: Built 1921 by the Pueblo Bridge Co.; replaced 1986
Built: 1921
Location: Otero County
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128659
Overall View From County Road 24.5. View To North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
128660
Overall View From Arkansas River Bank. View To Soutwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
128661
North Portal From, Through Truss Approach. View To Southeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
128662
West Web. View To Northeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
128663
South Portal And East Web. View To West
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
128664
South Portal And West Web. View To North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
128665
Deck/Web/Upper Strut And Bracing Detail. View To North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
128666
Sway Bracing Detail. View To Northwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
128667
Upper Chord/End Posts Connection Detail. View To East
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
128668
Bottom Chord/Floor Structure/West Web Detail. View To North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
128669
Cylinder Pier/Roller Bearing Shoe Detail. View To Southeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
128670
Timber Approach Span Detail. View To Southwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 37.883333,-103.683333
Carries CR 21 over Crooked Arroyo
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Crooked Arroyo on CR 21
History: Built ca. 1930; replaced 1999
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Otero County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.000000,-103.648333
Carries CR 23 over Timpas Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 123.0 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Timpas Creek on CR 23
History: Built 1907; replaced 1997
Built: 1907
Location: Otero County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.075000,-103.611667
Carries CR 25 over Fort Lyon Storage Canal
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Fort Lyon Storage Canal on CR 25
History: Built 1935; replaced 1992
Built: 1935
Location: Otero County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.991368,-103.528812
Carries National Old Trails Road over Arkansas River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 523.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Arkansas River on National Old Trails Road
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Otero County
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417750
New concrete bridge on the National Old Trails Road at La Junta, Colorado. Dedicated for public use Wednesday, May 6, 1914.
Published prior to 1923
417751
Formal opening of bridge at La Junta, Colo., on the National Old Trails Road, to public by the severing of a rope of flowers by B.M. Spaulding, Master of Ceremonies, May 6, 1914.
Published prior to 1923
470882
Arkansas River Bridge
Photo from old postcard
470890
Arkansas River Bridge
From Reinforced Concrete Bridges of Luten Design
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 38.030456,-103.622520
Carries Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Arkansas River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Arkansas River on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
History: Built 1906; Destroyed 1910
Built: 1906
Location: Otero County
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459691
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 38.077308,-103.618773
Carries Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Fort Lyon Canal
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Fort Lyon Canal on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
History: Built 1906; Removed ?
Built: 1906
Location: Otero County
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Status: Abandoned
Location: 38.107658,-103.551723
Carries Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Fort Lyon Canal
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Fort Lyon Canal on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
History: Built 1906
Built: 1906
Location: Otero County
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Status: Abandoned
Location: 38.107633,-103.551191
Carries Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Lake Canal/Holbrook Canal
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Lake Canal/Holbrook Canal on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
History: Built 1906
Built: 1906
Location: Otero County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.127173,-103.861412
Carries Broadway over Arkansas River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Arkansas River on Broadway
History:
Built:
Location: Otero County
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500526
Manzanola Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
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.
