Bridge Name: | South Canon Bridge |
Carries: | Foot traffic |
Crosses: | Colorado River |
Locale: | Glenwood Springs, Colorado |
Design: | Truss bridge |
Complete: | 1915 |
The South Canon Bridge is a truss footbridge spanning the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It was built in 1915 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference number 85000212) in 1985.).
It was built during 1914-15 and has a Pennsylvania truss design, with 10 panels. It was built by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company for $9430. It is 190feet long. It brought County Road 134 over the Colorado River about 4.6miles west of Glenwood Springs[1]
It is now closed to vehicular traffic, and used as a pedestrian bridge.
Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR