San Luis Southern Railway Trestle Explained

San Luis Southern Railway Trestle
Coordinates:37.3867°N -105.5475°W

An abandoned section of Costilla County Road 1237°23′12″N 105°32′51″W

Built:1910
Builder:San Luis Southern Railway Company
Architecture:Railroad Trestle
Added:January 6, 2004
Area:0.4acres
Mpsub:Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 MPS
Refnum:03001361

The San Luis Southern Railway Trestle, in Costilla County, Colorado near Blanca, Colorado, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

It is a railroad trestle built by the Southern San Luis Valley Railroad.

It is a 190feet long structure spanning Trinchera Creek's Rattlesnake Gulch (or Rattlesnake Canyon).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=03001361}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: San Luis Southern Railway Trestle / Rattlesnake Trestle; 5CT.398 ]. National Park Service. Joseph Gallegos . Chris Geddes . August 26, 2003 . January 16, 2020. With