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Hay's Ranch Bridge

Coordinates: 40°00′48″N 108°05′32″W / 40.01333°N 108.09222°W / 40.01333; -108.09222
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Hay's Ranch Bridge
Hay's Ranch Bridge is located in Colorado
Hay's Ranch Bridge
Nearest cityMeeker, Colorado
Coordinates40°00′48″N 108°05′32″W / 40.01333°N 108.09222°W / 40.01333; -108.09222
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1900-1901
Built byM. J. Patterson Contracting Co.
Architectural stylePratt Pony Truss
MPSVehicular Bridges in Colorado TR
NRHP reference No.85000233[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 1985

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.[1]

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.[2]

Its steel was forged by Lackawanna and Carnegie and it was constructed by M. J. Patterson Contracting Co. of Denver.[2]

It was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1983.[2]

It is located about 9.8 miles (15.8 km) west of Meeker.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Clayton Fraser; Carl Hallberg (December 1, 1983). "HABS / HAER Inventory: Hay's Ranch Bridge / State Bridge; Bridge over White River; CDH: RIOB-127-00.40". National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2020. With accompanying photo from 1983