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Building the concrete arch bridge at Wolcott in 1917. The Pueblo Bridge Company began the project in 1916, on State Highway 131, crossing the Eagle River. The bridge has since been replaced. It is a good example of the Luten arch, patented by Indianapolis enginerr Daniel B. Luten in 1905. Luten arches, which resemble a horseshoe, quickly became the most widely built concrete arch in America. -- Spanning Generations, p. 37
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The concrete bridge at Wolcott, showing railroad tracks and equipment behind it. The bridge was built in 1916 during the period when the Colorado Highway Department was replacing many small wooden bridges with concrete structures. This one was on State Highway 131 and employed a Luten arch design, patented by Daniel B. Luten in 1905. Eagle County contracted with the Pueblo Bridge Company to build the bridge. It was replaced in 2006. [Spanning...
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The cement bridge at Wolcott in 1917. The bridge was built in 1916 as part of State Highway 131. The Pueblo Bridge Company constructed several Luten arch bridges in Eagle County: Sherwood Ranch 1912, Gypsum 1914, and Wolcott 1916. [Spanning Generations: the Historic Bridges of Colorado, 2004 p.37]
