The Rio Puerco Bridge is a Parker through

truss bridge 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 ...

located on historic U.S. Route 66 (US 66) in western

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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

, United States, that is listed on the

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and the

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(NRHP).

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The bridge crosses the

Rio Puerco The Rio Puerco is a tributary of the Rio Grande in the U.S. state of New Mexico. From its source on the west side of the Nacimiento Mountains, it flows about ,Calculated in Google Earth generally south to join the Rio Grande about south of B ...

and was built in 1933. It is located approximately west of

Albuquerque Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

. It was built to carry a past alignment of US 66 over the Rio Puerco, and in 1997 carried a frontage road for

Interstate 40 Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...

(I-40). It no longer carries traffic, and has been bypassed by a different frontage road bridge. (as well as by 2006 and 2012 photos) The single-span

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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 ...

steel bridge was fabricated by the Kansas City Structural Steel Company and built by F.D. Shufflebarger in 1933. Its substructure includes two concrete piers and massive concrete abutments set upon timber pilings. The total bridge length is , including the span, which has ten panels, and two approaches. It is located north of the I-40, about west of I-40 westernmost exit at Albuquerque. With The bridge was added to the NRHP July 15, 1997.

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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico Bridges on U.S. Route 66 Buildings and structures in Bernalillo County, New Mexico Transportation in Bernalillo County, New Mexico U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico National Register of Historic Places in Bernalillo County, New Mexico Parker truss bridges in the United States New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties {{NewMexico-bridge-struct-stub

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