Area less than one acre Opened 1924 Body of water Rio Grande Added to NRHP 15 July 1997 | Material Wood Built 1924 (1924) Bridge type Suspension bridge Architectural style Suspension bridge Nearest city San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
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MPS Historic Highway Bridges of New Mexico MPS Similar Cochiti Dam, Alameda Bridge, Elephant Butte Dam, Abiquiu Dam, El Vado Dam | ||
The Otowi Suspension Bridge, spanning the Rio Grande River near San Ildefonso, New Mexico, is a wooden suspension bridge built in 1924. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
In its 1996 NRHP nomination, it is asserted to be significant in the areas of transportation and engineering. It was important for having opened a large part of New Mexico to automobile traffic, including the site of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which became nationally important during World War II. It was also the only public highway suspension bridge in the state and was the best-rated bridge in the state in a 1987 survey.
It was a contributing property in the listing of the Otowi Historic District to the National Register in 1975.
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