The Dolores River Bridge was a
through truss
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
bridge that spanned the
Dolores River near
Bedrock, Colorado
Bedrock is an unincorporated community and U.S. post office in western Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP code of Bedrock is 81411.
History
The town of Bedrock was established in 1883. The Bedrock post office opened on Novembe ...
, United States. It carried
State Highway 90
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* BR-090
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* Newfoundland and Labrador Route 90
* Winnipeg Route 90
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* Highway 90 (Israel–Palestine)
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* Autostrada A90
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* Gukjido 90
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and was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
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The bridge was designed by the Colorado Department of Highways and was fabricated by ]Midwest Steel & Iron Works
Midwest Steel & Iron Works was a metal fabrication company based in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1893, the company was known for a time as the Jackson-Richter Iron Works. The company was one of the "oldest and largest metal fabricators" in Denver. ...
. It was installed in 1952 by contractor Gardner Construction Company. It was located at milepost 15.22, east of Bedrock. Its structure was long and wide, with a main span of and a roadway width of .[ With .]
Dismantling and replacement
In 2014, inspectors discovered a crack in one of the bridge's main beams. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) then closed the bridge to traffic and installed a one-lane, temporary bridge. With the temporary bridge in place, the old bridge was dismantled, its pieces labeled and stored in a warehouse for possible future use as a footbridge or bike trail bridge. CDOT then constructed a new precast-concrete girder bridge, which opened to traffic in 2017.
See also
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References
External links
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Colorado Department of Transportation bridge replacement project website
Transportation buildings and structures in Montrose County, Colorado
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado
Bridges completed in 1952
Historic American Engineering Record in Colorado
National Register of Historic Places in Montrose County, Colorado
Metal bridges in the United States
Truss bridges in the United States
Former road bridges in the United States
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