Historic Pueblo

ELSON BRIDGE

Originally crossing the Purgatoire River in Las Animas County, in 1993, the 150’ span faced demolition due to its deteriorating condition and low load capacity. Circa 1994, as part of the Colorado Department of Highway’s Adopt-a-Bridge program, the Pueblo Bridge Company’s 1905 pin-connected Pratt through truss structure was dismantled, transported, and subsequently reassembled for use as a pedestrian bridge along the Runyon Commuter Trail in Pueblo.  Designated 02/04/1985, Boundary change 03/13/2002, 5PE.4230