Hay's Ranch Bridge

Cty. Rd. 127, Meeker, Colorado. County/parish: Rio Blanco.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 04, 1985. NRIS 85000233.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Bridge over White River
  • State Bridge
  • state survey no.:RB03

From Wikipedia:

Hay's Ranch Bridge

The Hay's Ranch Bridge, in Rio Blanco County, Colorado near Meeker, Colorado, was built in 1900–01. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

It is a pin-connected, 6-panel steel Pratt pony truss bridge. It has a single 92 feet (28 m) span bringing County Road 127 over the White River.

Its steel was forged by Lackawanna and Carnegie and it was constructed by M. J. Patterson Contracting Co. of Denver.

It was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1983.

It is located about 9.8 miles (15.8 km) west of Meeker.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84127574

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