National and State Register

Brown’s Canyon Bridge

Chaffee County

The 1908 Brown’s Canyon Bridge is significant for its engineering as an intact early example of a reinforced concrete slab and girder bridge.  With a design provided by the State Engineer’s Office, the completion of the bridge preceded the formal development of the highway commission in Colorado in 1909.

Brown's Canyon Bridge over the icy Arkansas River.

Brown's Canyon Bridge.

Photo courtesy of the National Register nomination.

Brown’s Canyon Bridge meets the registration requirements of the “concrete slab and girder bridges” property type as discussed in the Highway Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Documentation Form. 

Brown's Canyon Bridge National Register nomination, 5CF.414 (PDF)

National Register

Address

Cty. Rd. 191, Salida

Site Number

5CF.414