National and State Register

Reilly Canyon Bridge P-18-U & P-18-7

Las Animas County

The bridge spans Reilly Creek as part of an abandoned segment of Colo. Hwy. 12.  It includes three separate spans over the creek and a large single-span overpass for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.  

A view of the bridge with stone abutments and hill in the background.

Reilly Canyon Bridge P-18-U & P-18-7 (2003 photograph.)

Constructed in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration, the bridge with its rock-faced masonry and beaded mortar joints is characteristic of WPA construction in southeastern Colorado. 

State Register

Address

32610 Colo. Hwy. 12, Trinidad Lake State Park, Trinidad

Site Number

5LA.8579