Santa Fe Avenue Bridge - Pueblo, CO
Posted by: 
Outspoken1
N 38° 15.285 W 104° 36.411
13S E 534397 N 4234153
This bridge was both a refinement on the Pratt truss (the Pennsylvania truss) and the oldest and longest remaining of this type of truss bridge in Colorado. Traffic can be treacherous, so be careful!
Waymark Code: WMPDJR
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2015
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"The 1924 steel rigid connected Pennsylvania through truss structure’s single span runs for 280 feet. It was designed for the Colorado Department of Highways by H.S. Crocker, fabricated by Virginia Bridge & Iron Company, and built by Pueblo Bridge & Construction Company. Never commonly used in Colorado, Pennsylvania trusses represented a refinement of the standard Pratt truss, both of which were pioneered by the railroads and later constructed to carry vehicular traffic. An urban bridge crossing the Arkansas River in Pueblo, it is the oldest and longest of its type remaining in Colorado." (from (
visit link) )
The NRHP Form may be found at (
visit link) .
The plaque reads:
Built by
the
Pueblo Bridge
& Construction Company
for
the public
Conservancy District
Directors
[names]
Chief Engineers
[names]
1924
This bridge has an deck-style sidewalk on the river side and a second bridge adjacent which doubles traffic capacity. The only way to safely photograph the bridge date plaque is with a zoom.