Cherry Creek Bridge

Cherry Creek Bridge
Carries	Passenger vehicles
Crosses	Cherry Creek
Locale	near Franktown, Colorado
Total length	374 ft (114 m)
Width	29.8 ft (9.1 m)
Longest span	232 ft (71 m)
Construction end	1948
Coordinates	39°19′43.43″N 104°44′4.05″W / 39.3287306°N 104.7344583°W / 39.3287306; -104.7344583Coordinates: 39°19′43.43″N 104°44′4.05″W / 39.3287306°N 104.7344583°W / 39.3287306; -104.7344583

Cherry Creek Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city:	Franktown, Colorado
Coordinates:	39°19′52″N 104°44′2″W / 39.33111°N 104.73389°W / 39.33111; -104.73389Coordinates: 39°19′52″N 104°44′2″W / 39.33111°N 104.73389°W / 39.33111; -104.73389
Area:	less than one acre
Architect:	Colorado Department of Highways; Monaghan, J.H.& N.M. & Associates
Architectural style:	Two-rib open-spandrel arch
Governing body:	State
MPS:	Highway Bridges in Colorado MPS
NRHP Reference#:	02001147[1]
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 2002

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.^[1]

It was a post-war exception to the practice of using lighter concrete bridge designs in the state.^{[2] :77}

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Douglas County, Colorado

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Clayton B. Fraser. (March 30, 2000). "Highway Bridges in Colorado MPS". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64500799.pdf.