NRHP Reference # 02001147 | Area less than one acre | |
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Architect Colorado Department of Highways; Monaghan, J.H.& N.M. & Associates Architectural style Two-rib open-spandrel arch MPS Highway Bridges in Colorado MPS | ||
The Cherry Creek Bridge is a concrete arch bridge spanning Cherry Creek near Franktown, Colorado. State Highway 83 runs atop it. It was built in 1948 by J.H.& N.M. Monaghan & Associates and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located within Castlewood Canyon State Park.
Its design and construction are credited to the Colorado Department of Highways and J.H.& N.M. & Associates.
It was a post-war exception to the practice of using lighter concrete bridge designs in the state.
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