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Hotchkiss Bridge, Spanning North Fork River on County Road 3400, Hotchkiss, Delta County, CO
LocationSpanning North Fork River on County Road 3400,
Hotchkiss vicinity, CO
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER CO-40
Building/structure dates:
1911 initial construction
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.
Subjects
Civil EngineeringTransportationBridge Construction
Related Names
Pueblo Bridge Company
Lackawanna Steel Company
Bullen, Fred
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. OVERALL VIEW OF BRIDGE, SHOWING SOUTHEAST PORTAL, LOOKING NORTH FROM COUNTY ROAD 3400
2. OVERALL VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST FROM NORTH FORK OF GUNNISON RIVER
3. VIEW OF SOUTHEAST PORTAL, LOOKING NORTHWEST
4. VIEW OF SOUTHWEST WEB AND SOUTHWEST PORTAL, LOOKING NORTHEAST
5. VIEW OF SOUTHWEST WEB, LOOKING NORTHEAST
6. VIEW OF SOUTHWEST WEB, SHOWING PIN CONNECTIONS, LOOKING SOUTHWEST
7. VIEW OF NORTHEAST WEB, SHOWING BRACING, LOOKING NORTHEAST
8. VIEW OF TOP LATERAL BRACING, LOOKING NORTHWEST
9. VIEW OF NORTHWEST ABUTMENT, LOOKING NORTHEAST
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