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Bridge over Arkansas River
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bridge in 2016; the river is far below central truss of the bridge
Nearest city	Buena Vista, Colorado
Coordinates	38°48′49″N 106°06′12″W / 38.81361°N 106.10333°W / 38.81361; -106.10333
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1937
Built by	M.E. Carlson
Architect	Colorado Department of Highways
Architectural style	Pratt Deck Truss
MPS	Vehicular Bridges in Colorado TR
NRHP reference No.	85000190
Added to NRHP	February 4, 1985

The Bridge over Arkansas River in Johnson Village, Colorado, near Buena Vista, is a Pratt deck truss bridge built in 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

It is a "visually impressive" 353-foot-long (108 m) bridge, carrying a 30-foot (9.1 m) roadway on a skewed line high over the Arkansas River. It was designed by the Colorado Department of Highways and was built by contractor M.E. Carlson.

The bridge carries U.S. Highway 24 over the Arkansas River. Its Pratt truss span is 125 feet (38 m) long.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ^ Clayton Fraser; Carl Hallberg (February 15, 1984). "HABS/HAER Inventory: Bridge over Arkansas River". National Park Service. Retrieved April 4, 2021. With accompanying photo from 1983

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