National and State Register

Red Cliff Bridge

Eagle County

Completed in 1940, the steel deck arch features steel components from the Minnesota-Moline Power and Implement Company. 

A historic photo of the bridge

Red Cliff Bridge

 Colorado Highway Department engineer King Burghardt designed the bridge which reflects his propensity for cantilevered construction.  It is one of Colorado’s only remaining cantilevered steel arches.  Listed under Highway Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.