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.
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Ethan Smith shovels some energetic snow removal on E Street Tuesday morning. Mondayâs winter storm dropped 8 inches of snow on Salida overnight giving shovelers a good workout in the morning.
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Photo by D.J. DeJong
Hauling back on a snowball launcher Andrew Short, 12, prepares to launch a chilly missile in Alpine Park with the help of dad Ryan and brother Charlie, 10, supervised by family dog Lucy. The family decided to take advantage of the 8 inches of snow from Mondayâs storm while on winter break.
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Photo by D.J. DeJong
In its 106th winter one of the pair of lions at Alpine Park wears a blanket of snow following Mondayâs winter storm. The storm brought about 8 inches of snow to Salida with higher amounts in the northern part of the county.