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Nineteenth Street Bridge, Spanning South Platte River at Nineteenth Street, Denver, Denver County, CO

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Nineteenth Street Bridge, Spanning South Platte River at Nineteenth Street, Denver, Denver County, CO

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Summary

Significance: Completed in 1888, the bridge is the oldest surviving wrought iron bridge and oldest vehicular bridge still in use within Colorado. Although a once common truss type, the two span Pratt through bridge is distinguished by unusual cast-iron ornamentation.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N312
Survey number: HAER CO-59
Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1965 Subsequent Work

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company
Tullock, A J
Donahoe, Jamie, transmitter
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Location

Denver (Colo.)39.75457, -104.99710
Google Map of 39.7545686, -104.9971038
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