Rio Puerco Truss Bridge - I-40 exit 140 - NM
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 35° 02.011 W 106° 56.519
13S E 322851 N 3878483
This truss bridge (NMSHTD #2530) on historic Route 66 is no longer in use but is being preserved.
Waymark Code: WM313W
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2008
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This Parker Through Truss located on historic Route 66 was built in 1933. It was fabricated by the Kansas City Structural Steel Company and erected by F.D. Shufflebarger of Albuquerque. Repairs and remodeling were completed in 1957. This structure was replaced in 1999 and is being preserved by the New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department.
Date Built: 01/01/1933

Length of Span:
250 feet - one of the longest in New Mexico

www:
http://www.theroadwanderer.net/66NMex/laguna.htm

Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.
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