National Register of Historic Places

Dolores River Bridge

Bedrock, Montrose County, Colorado

Listed

October 14, 2002

Type

Structure

Period

Modern

Ref No.

02001150

About this property

The Dolores River Bridge was a through truss bridge that spanned the Dolores River near Bedrock, Colorado, United States. It carried State Highway 90 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge was designed by the Colorado Department of Highways and was fabricated by Midwest Steel & Iron Works. It was installed in 1952 by contractor Gardner Construction Company. It was located at milepost 15.22, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east of Bedrock. Its structure was 129 feet (39 m) long and 25.1 feet (7.7 m) wide, with a main span of 125 feet (38 m) and a roadway width of 24 feet (7.3 m). 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. List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Colorado Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CO-102, "Dolores River Bridge, Spanning the Dolores River at milepost 15.22 on Colorado Highway 90, Bedrock, Montrose County, CO", 19 photos, 18 data pages, 2 photo caption pages Colorado Department of Transportation bridge replacement project website

Location

Bedrock, Montrose County, Colorado

38.31063, -108.88646

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When was Dolores River Bridge listed on the National Register?

Dolores River Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Dolores River Bridge?

Dolores River Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Dolores River Bridge?

The period of significance for Dolores River Bridge is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1952.

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