The bridge that spans the Arkansas River immediately east of Johnson Village is one of 46 bridges throughout the state to be named by the Colorado Department of Transportation on this yearâs list of Colorado Preservation, Inc.âs Most Endangered Places.
The nomination represents the first phase of a study of Coloradoâs historical bridges to identify structures CDOT will commit to preserving in place.
The bridge that carries U.S. Highway 24-285 from Trout Creek Pass over the Arkansas to Johnson Village, a Pratt deck truss bridge built in 1937, is one of two bridges named in the list in Chaffee County. The other also crosses the river north of Salida on Colo. 291.