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State Bridge, Colorado
State Bridge is an unincorporated community in Eagle County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
History
A post office called State Bridge was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1915. The community is named for a bridge
A brid ...
, off Colorado State Highway 131
State Highway 131 (SH 131) is a long north–south state highway in the U.S. State of Colorado. SH 131's southern terminus is at Interstate 70
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United S ...
, was a two-span Howe truss
A Howe truss is a truss bridge consisting of chords, verticals, and diagonals whose vertical members are in tension and whose diagonal members are in compression. The Howe truss was invented by William Howe in 1840, and was widely used as a bridg ...
bridge built in 1890. 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 1985.
It was built by the Missouri Valley Bridge Company, low bidder for the contract. The bridge was the third-earliest bridge designed and built for the Colorado State Engineer, and was the oldest surviving as of 1983. When listed, with only one of its two spans surviving, it was one of the oldest vehicular bridges in the state. With
The second span has been lost.See photo.
References
External links
Bridges in Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Eagle County, Colorado Bridges completed in 1890 {{Colorado-NRHP-stub