Maroon Creek Bridge
- Also Known As: Bridge No. 201A also state survey no.:PI07
- Address: CO 82
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| Phelps Brothers | Architect | |||||
| 1887/00/00 | George S Morison | Engineer | Morison designs an immense 650-foot-long bridge with 20 plate girder spans supported high above the valley on a series of 9 steel piers. Each pier is made up of 2 bents - Morison's innovation - each of the 4 legs are supported by stone masonry piers. | |||
| 1887/12/00 | Colorado Midland Railroad | Architect | After building nearly 250 miles of standard-gauge track into the mountains in one year, Midland tracks reach Maroon Creek. Midland waits frustratingly close to its goal as the trestle's superstructural steel is delayed from the fabricator in the East. | |||
| 1888/02/00 | Working through the bitter winter at breakneck pace, steelworkers complete the Maroon Creek Viaduct in early February 1888. |
| Particulars for Maroon Creek Bridge: | |
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| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Structure type | Bridge |
| Area of Significance | Engineering |
| Other Description | Multi-span Trestle Bridge |
| Area of Significance | Railroad |
| Owner | State |
| Sight Category | Structure |
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