F Street Bridge

F St., Salida, Colorado. County/parish: Chaffee.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 04, 1985. NRIS 85000192.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Bridge over Arkansas River
  • state survey no.:CA07

From Wikipedia:

F Street Bridge (Salida, Colorado)

The F Street Bridge in Salida, Colorado is a closed spandrel concrete arch bridge built in 1907 by the Pueblo Bridge Company. The design also known as a Luten Arch bridge was patented in 1907 by Daniel Luten. The bridge has two spans each with length of 60 feet (18 m), and 128 feet (39 m) in total. It is believed to be the first bridge of this type built by the company.

It spans the Arkansas River in a park setting.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84125694

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