Baseline Bridge, Spanning South Platte River on County Road 168, Brighton, Adams County, CO
Summary
Significance: It is the longest-span example of the basic Warren truss. It is also notable as the only Warren pony truss surveyed in the state that features multiple spans.
Survey number: HAER CO-44
Building/structure dates: 1926 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: NR
Tags
steel truss bridges
bridge construction
civil engineering
transportation
county government
vehicular bridges
brighton
baseline
bridge
baseline bridge
platte
south platte river
county road
adams
adams county
colorado
historic american engineering record
levy construction company
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Levy Construction Company
Location
Brighton
,
39.98526, -104.82053
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html