St. Charles Bridge (Pueblo, Colorado)
St. Charles Bridge | |
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| Nearest city | Pueblo, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 38°12′03″N 104°32′46″W / 38.20083°N 104.54611°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Built by | Salle Construction Co. |
| Architectural style | Filled spandrel arch |
| MPS | Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000228[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 4, 1985 |
The St. Charles Bridge near Pueblo, Colorado which brings Pueblo County Road 65 over the St. Charles River, was built in 1924. It is a filled spandrel arch bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
It has three 91 feet (28 m) spans achieving a total bridge length of 251 feet (77 m) with a roadway almost 20 feet (6.1 m) wide. Salle Construction Company won competitive bidding to construct either a steel or concrete structure for its bid of $39,077. The company "used a reinforced concrete vault system to excavate for the foundations, an unusual method which they later patented." The bridge was completed during February to late June 1924.[2]
It is one of the longest filled spandrel arch bridges in Colorado.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#85000228)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Clayton Fraser; Carl Hallberg (February 8, 1984). "HABS/HAER Inventory: St. Charles Bridge / Bridge over St. Charles / PUCO 0.16-407B". National Park Service. Retrieved June 4, 2021. With accompanying photo from 1984
- ^ "St. Charles Bridge (PUCO 0.16-407B)". History Colorado. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
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