San Luis Southern Railway Trestle
An abandoned section of Costilla County Road 12
37°23′12″N 105°32′51″WArea 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) Built 1910 Built by San Luis Southern Railway Company Architectural style Railroad Trestle MPS Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 MPS NRHP reference No. 03001361 Added to NRHP January 6, 2004
The San Luis Southern Railway Trestle, in Costilla County, Colorado near Blanca, Colorado, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
It is a railroad trestle built by the Southern San Luis Valley Railroad.
It is a 190 feet (58 m) long structure spanning Trinchera Creek's Rattlesnake Gulch (or Rattlesnake Canyon).
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Joseph Gallegos; Chris Geddes (August 26, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: San Luis Southern Railway Trestle / Rattlesnake Trestle; 5CT.398". National Park Service. Retrieved January 16, 2020. With accompanying six photos from 2003
External links
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