Sevenmile Bridge - Creede, CO
N 37° 47.563 W 106° 58.860
13S E 325576 N 4184665
This bridge is one of only 9 deck trusses in Colorado and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Waymark Code: WMFRMC
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2012
Views: 2
The Sevenmile Bridge over the Rio Grande River was constructed in 1935 to serve State Highway 149. The highway now passes to the north and this bridge serves a Forest Service campground. The bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and is significant as a little-used bridge type in Colorado with cantilevered ends. The bridge was designed by engineer King Burghardt.
Source: Historic American Buildings Survey
Date Built: 01/01/1935
Length of Span:
206 feet
www:
http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/85001552.pdf
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
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