Bridge over Arkansas River
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Bridge over Arkansas River | |
.JPG) Bridge in 2016; the river is far below central truss of the bridge | |
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| Nearest city | Buena Vista, Colorado |
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| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | M.E. Carlson |
| Architect | Colorado Department of Highways |
| Architectural style | Pratt Deck Truss |
| MPS | Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000190[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 4, 1985 |
The Bridge over Arkansas River in Johnson Village, Colorado, near Buena Vista, is a Pratt deck truss bridge built in 1937.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
It is a "visually impressive" 353-foot-long (108 m) bridge, carrying a 30-foot (9.1 m) roadway on a skewed line high over the Arkansas River. It was designed by the Colorado Department of Highways and was built by contractor M.E. Carlson.[2]
The bridge carries U.S. Highway 24 over the Arkansas River. Its Pratt truss span is 125 feet (38 m) long.[2]
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