State Bridge (Eagle County, Colorado) Explained

State Bridge
Coordinates:39.8581°N -106.6483°W
Builder:Missouri Valley Bridge Company
Added:June 24, 1985
Mpsub:Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR
Refnum:85001401

The State Bridge, at State Bridge, Colorado, off Colorado State Highway 131, was a two-span Howe truss bridge built in 1890. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

It was built by the Missouri Valley Bridge Company, low bidder for the contract. The bridge was the third-earliest bridge designed and built for the Colorado State Engineer, and was the oldest surviving as of 1983. When listed, with only one of its two spans surviving, it was one of the oldest vehicular bridges in the state.[1]

The second span has been lost.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85001401}} HABS/HAER Inventory: State Bridge / Bridge over Grand River]. National Park Service. Clayton Fraser . Carl Hallberg . December 30, 1983 . September 23, 2018. With
  2. See photo.