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Manzanola Bridge
A view of Manzanola Bridge on State Highway 207, Arkansas River, Manzanola (Otero County, Colorado)
Manzanola Bridge on Colorado State Highway 207 over Arkansas River, Manzanola, (Otero County), June 1984
Coordinates 38°07′38″N 103°51′42″W / 38.12713°N 103.86156°W / 38.12713; -103.86156
Crosses Arkansas River
Locale Crowley County, Colorado
Other name(s) Clifton Bridge
Characteristics
Design 18-panel Pennsylvania through truss bridge
Total length 300.0 ft (91.4 m)
Width 19.3 ft (5.9 m)
Longest span 440.0 ft (134.1 m)
Manzanola Bridge
Nearest city Manzanola, Colorado
Built 1911 (1911) (First Manzanola Bridge)
1950 (Second Manzanola Bridge - moved to new location)
Built by Patterson-Burghardt Bridge Company
Architectural style Truss bridge
MPS Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR
NRHP reference No. 85001400
Added to NRHP June 24, 1985

Manzanola Bridge was a truss bridge which was originally built in 1911 by the Patterson-Burghardt Bridge Company over the Colorado River and later moved over the Arkansas River (on Colorado State Highway 207) in the year 1950. The bridge used to connect Manzanola town of Otero County with Crowley County in Colorado.

History

The first Manzanola Bridge was built in 1908, near Clifton in Mesa County over the Colorado River. It was replaced by a new design in 1950 and moved to a new location over the Arkansas River connecting Manzanola, Colorado with Crowley County, Colorado. At the new location, the new bridge replaced a "three-span pinned truss" which was built in 1908.

On June 24, 1985, the bridge was added in to National Register of Historic Places. And, in 1994, the bridge was demolished and a much more modern structure was cosntructed to handle the traffic of Colorado State Highway 207.

The 1950s structure was used to be considered as one of the earliest "rigid-connected vehicular trusses" in Colorado and one of seven "riveted Pennsylvania through trusses". At the time of its existence, it was recorded as the "longest span roadway truss" in the state.

Finally, on July 7, 1994, the bridge's name was removed from the National Register of Historic Places.

Gallery

This gallery consists of the photographs taken during a Historic American Buildings Survey for engineering record purposes, dated August 18, 1983.

  • VIEW, LOOKING EAST, SHOWING WEST WEB - Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanola, Otero County, CO HAER COLO,13-MANZ.V,1-5

    View: Looking East, Showing West Web

  • VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING PORTAL - Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanola, Otero County, CO HAER COLO,13-MANZ.V,1-2

    View: Looking South, Showing Portal

  • VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHEAST, SHOWING BOTTOM CHORD, FLOOR STRUCTURE, AND WEST WEB DETAIL - Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanola, Otero County, CO HAER COLO,13-MANZ.V,1-6

    View: Looking South-east, Showing Bottom Chord, Floor Structure, and West Web Detail

  • VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHEAST, SHOWING UPPER CHORD AND PORTAL BRACING DETAIL - Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanola, Otero County, CO HAER COLO,13-MANZ.V,1-11

    View: Looking South-east, Showing Upper Chord and Portal Bracing Detail

  • VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHWEST, SHOWING PIER AND ROLLER BEARING SHOE DETAIL - Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanola, Otero County, CO HAER COLO,13-MANZ.V,1-12

    View: Looking South-west, Showing Pier and Roller Bearing Shoe Detail

  • VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHWEST, SHOWING VERTICAL, DIAGONAL AND GUARDRAIL DETAIL - Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanola, Otero County, CO HAER COLO,13-MANZ.V,1-9

    View: Looking South-west, Showing Vertical, Diagonal, and Guardrail Detail

  • VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING DECK, VERTICAL, UPPER STRUT AND BRACING DETAIL - Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanola, Otero County, CO HAER COLO,13-MANZ.V,1-7

    View: Looking South, Showing Deck, Vertical, Upper Strut and Bracing Detail

  • OVERALL VIEW OF BRIDGE, STATE HIGHWAY 202 AND ARKANSAS, LOOKING SOUTHWEST - Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanola, Otero County, CO HAER COLO,13-MANZ.V,1-1

    Overall view of Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 202 and Arkansas, Looking South-west

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