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The Rio Grande Bridge at San Juan Pueblo, crossing the
Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...
near
Alcalde, New Mexico Alcalde (Spanish for ''mayor'') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 285 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , ...
, is a
Parker Parker may refer to: Persons * Parker (given name) * Parker (surname) Places Place names in the United States *Parker, Arizona *Parker, Colorado * Parker, Florida * Parker, Idaho * Parker, Kansas * Parker, Missouri * Parker, North Carolina *Park ...
pony 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 s ...
bridge built in 1925. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1997. It is a four-span bridge located about south of
New Mexico State Road 74 State Road 74 (NM 74) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Its total length is approximately . NM 74's southern terminus is at NM 68 in Ohkay Owingeh, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 84/U.S. Route 285 U. ...
, about west of San Juan Pueblo. In the former alignment of the road, it served NM 74. With It was designed by the Monarch Engineering Company of Denver, and consists of four spans, each in length, each consisting of five panels in length. Each of the panels has a top chord at a different diagonal angle, together forming the polygonal top design of a Parker truss.


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National Register of Historic Places in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Infrastructure completed in 1925 {{NewMexico-NRHP-stub