Hotchkiss Bridge, Spanning North Fork River on County Road 3400, Hotchkiss, Delta County, CO
Summary
Significance: Erected using steel components rolled by the Lackawanna Steel Company, the Hotchkiss Bridge was a locally important crossing of the North Fork River. Built by Colorado's most prolific bridge contractor, the Pueblo Bridge Company, it is one of four pin-connected vehicular Camelback through trusses remaining in the state and, as such, has some technological significance.
Survey number: HAER CO-40
Building/structure dates: 1911 Initial Construction
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Tags
steel truss bridges
bridge construction
civil engineering
transportation
county government
vehicular bridges
hotchkiss
bridge
hotchkiss bridge
fork
north fork river
county road
delta
delta county
colorado
fred bullen
historic american engineering record
lackawanna steel company
pueblo bridge company
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Pueblo Bridge Company
Lackawanna Steel Company
Bullen, Fred
Location
Hotchkiss
,
38.79971, -107.71950
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html