Cherry Creek Bridge

Cherry Creek Bridge

Coordinates	39°19′41″N 104°44′3.5″W / 39.32806°N 104.734306°W / 39.32806; -104.734306Coordinates: 39°19′41″N 104°44′3.5″W / 39.32806°N 104.734306°W / 39.32806; -104.734306

Cherry Creek Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Nearest city	Franktown, Colorado
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Colorado Department of Highways; Monaghan, J.H.& N.M. & Associates
Architectural style	Two-rib open-spandrel arch
MPS	Highway Bridges in Colorado MPS
NRHP Reference #	02001147^[1]
CSRHP #	5DA.1519
Added to NRHP	October 15, 2002
Carries	Passenger vehicles
Crosses	Cherry Creek
Locale	near Franktown, Colorado
Characteristics
Total length	374 ft (114 m)
Width	29.8 ft (9.1 m)
Longest span	232 ft (71 m)
History
Construction end	1948

The Cherry Creek Bridge is a concrete arch bridge spanning Cherry Creek near Franktown, Colorado. State Highway 83 runs atop it. It was built in 1948 by J.H.& N.M. Monaghan & Associates and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located within Castlewood Canyon State Park.

Its design and construction are credited to the Colorado Department of Highways and J.H.& N.M. & Associates.^[1]

It was a post-war exception to the practice of using lighter concrete bridge designs in the state.^[2] ^:77

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Clayton B. Fraser. (March 30, 2000). "Highway Bridges in Colorado MPS" (PDF). National Park Service.

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