Wikimapia is a multilingual open-content collaborative map, where anyone can create place tags and share their knowledge.

Douglas Crossing Bridge

USA / Colorado / Granada /
 NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, bridge, road bridge, arch bridge, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]
 Upload a photo

Historic road bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

- Built: 1936
- Builder: Works Progress Administration
- Type: stone arch
- Length: 154 feet
- Carries: County Road 28
- Crosses: Two Butte Creek
- Still in use: yes
- Date added to NRHP: 2/4/1985
- Other designations: part of the "Vehicular Bridges in Colorado" Multiple Property Submission; listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

This bridge was constructed by the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program that operated between 1935 and 1943. The program provided work for unemployed people who were struggling to find jobs during the Great Depression. This particular bridge is the largest masonry arch bridge built by the WPA in Colorado.

NRHP #85000224
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   37°47'43"N   102°15'20"W
This article was last modified 5 years ago