Rio Grande Railroad Viaduct
Fremont County
Removed from the National Register in 2017.
Constructed in 1931, the cantilevered concrete deck girder bridge consisted of seven 46’-spans supported by reinforced concrete abutments and spill-through piers over the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks.
Rio Grande Railroad Viaduct
Following a design by the Colorado Department of Highways (later the Colorado Department of Transportation), the bridge was constructed by Mountain States Construction Company using steel reinforcing fabricated by the Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Company. Important features included the cantilevered girders with arched haunches, bush-hammered finish on the concrete spandrels, and concrete guardrails with slotted cutouts. The Colorado Department of Transportation replaced the bridge in 2016.
Listed under Highway Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.