Prowers Bridge
United States historic place
Prowers Bridge | |
The Bridge in 2013. | |
38°5′37″N 102°46′3″W / 38.09361°N 102.76750°W / 38.09361; -102.76750 | |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
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Built | 1902 |
Built by | Pueblo Bridge Co. |
Architectural style | Camelback & Pratt Through |
MPS | Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85000189[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 4, 1985 |
The Prowers Bridge over the Arkansas River near Prowers, Colorado is a historic bridge that was built in 1902 by the Pueblo Bridge Co. It includes 3 Camelback truss, 2 Pratt through truss and one Pratt pony truss components. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1][2]
It is the last surviving out of more than 6 multispan bridges built during 1890-1910 that crossed the wide floodplains of the lower Arkansas River.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Clayton Fraser and Carl Hallberg (December 18, 1983). "HABS/HAER Inventory: Prowers Bridge / Bridge over Arkansas River;state survey no.:BE01". National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1983
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