Manzanola Bridge
History
The first Manzanola Bridge was built in 1908, near Clifton in Mesa County over the Colorado River. It was replaced by a new design in 1950 and moved to a new location over the Arkansas River connecting Manzanola, Colorado with Crowley County, Colorado. At the new location, the new bridge replaced a "three-span pinned truss" which was built in 1908.
On June 24, 1985, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1994, it was demolished and a more modern structure was constructed to handle the traffic of Colorado State Highway 207.
The 1950s structure was considered one of the earliest rigid-connected vehicular trusses in Colorado and one of seven riveted Pennsylvania through-truss bridges. At the time of its existence, it was recorded as the longest span roadway truss in the state.
On July 7, 1994, the bridge's name was removed from the National Register of Historic Places.
Gallery
This gallery consists of the photographs taken for the Historic American Engineering Record, dated August 18, 1983.
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View: Looking east, showing west web
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View: Looking south, showing portal
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View: Looking southeast, showing bottom chord, floor structure, and west web detail
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View: Looking southeast, showing upper chord and portal bracing detail
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View: Looking southwest, showing pier and roller bearing shoe detail
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View: Looking southwest, showing vertical, diagonal, and guardrail detail
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View: Looking south, showing deck, vertical, upper strut and bracing detail
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Overall view of Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 202 and Arkansas River, looking southwest