Red Cliff Bridge
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NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, bridge, road bridge, arch bridge
Historic road bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Built: 1939-1940
Designer: King Burghart (Colorado Department of Highways)
Builder: F.M. Kenney; steel fabrication by Minnesota-Moline Power Implement Company
Type: steel deck arch
Length: 471 feet
Carries: U.S. Highway 24
Crosses: Eagle River, Union Pacific Railroad and Water Street
Still in use: yes
Date added to NRHP: 2/4/1985
Other designations: part of the Highway Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Submission; listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: The bridge was rehabilitated in 2004 and subsequently won the 2005 National Steel Bridge Alliance Prize for the year's best reconstructed bridge.
Built: 1939-1940
Designer: King Burghart (Colorado Department of Highways)
Builder: F.M. Kenney; steel fabrication by Minnesota-Moline Power Implement Company
Type: steel deck arch
Length: 471 feet
Carries: U.S. Highway 24
Crosses: Eagle River, Union Pacific Railroad and Water Street
Still in use: yes
Date added to NRHP: 2/4/1985
Other designations: part of the Highway Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Submission; listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: The bridge was rehabilitated in 2004 and subsequently won the 2005 National Steel Bridge Alliance Prize for the year's best reconstructed bridge.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cliff_Bridge
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Coordinates: 39°30'28"N 106°22'35"W
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