Black Squirrel Creek Bridge
Black Squirrel Creek Bridge | |
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Bridge in 2008 | |
| Coordinates | 39°00′14″N 104°30′47″W / 39.004°N 104.513°W |
| Carries | US 24 |
| Locale | Between Falcon and Peyton, Colorado U.S. 24 milepost 327.33 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Total length | 226 feet (69 m) |
| Width | 31.1 feet (9.5 m) (structure) 30 feet (9.1 m) (roadway) |
| Longest span | 150 feet (46 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Charles B. Owen A. S. Horner |
| Fabrication by | Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Company |
| Construction end | 1935 |
| Closed | 2012 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 6500–8500 (circa 2011) |
Black Squirrel Creek Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 39°00′15″N 104°30′47″W / 39.00417°N 104.51306°W |
| Architect | Colorado Department of Highways |
| MPS | Highway Bridges of Colorado MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001158 |
| CSRHP No. | 5EP.3561 |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 2002 |
| Location | |
The Black Squirrel Creek Bridge carries U.S. 24 over Black Squirrel Creek in El Paso County, Colorado. Prior to 2012, it was locally known as the "green bridge" or "old green bridge"—a historic single-span, Parker through truss bridge that was completed in 1935 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Because it no longer met highway safety standards, the bridge was dismantled and replaced by a newer span in 2012.