San Luis Bridge, San Luis, CO (3)
**San Luis Bridge** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 85000195, date listed 2/4/1985
Off CO 159
San Luis, CO (Costilla County)
The San Luis Bridge is technologically significant as the best-preserved early example in Colorado of a relatively little-used bridge type in the Rocky Mountains - the open-spandrel concrete arch. Although one other open arch in the state is older (the Bannock Street Bridge in Denver (DE24); 1908), it has been modified extensively, compromising its integrity. Historically, the San Luis Bridge is notable as a regionally important crossing & one of the few State Bridges remaining in Colorado.
With an appropriation of $2000 by the State Legislature, the State Engineer designed this reinforced concrete arch over Culebra Creek on the west edge of San Luis in 1910. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
San Luis Bridge, San Luis, CO (3)
**San Luis Bridge** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 85000195, date listed 2/4/1985
Off CO 159
San Luis, CO (Costilla County)
The San Luis Bridge is technologically significant as the best-preserved early example in Colorado of a relatively little-used bridge type in the Rocky Mountains - the open-spandrel concrete arch. Although one other open arch in the state is older (the Bannock Street Bridge in Denver (DE24); 1908), it has been modified extensively, compromising its integrity. Historically, the San Luis Bridge is notable as a regionally important crossing & one of the few State Bridges remaining in Colorado.
With an appropriation of $2000 by the State Legislature, the State Engineer designed this reinforced concrete arch over Culebra Creek on the west edge of San Luis in 1910. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...