COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY 67 BRIDGE OVER AREQUA GULCH

The State Highway 67 Bridge over Arequa Gulch near Victor, Colorado is a 5-span, 1212-ft long, steel plate girder structure. It is supported on very slender piers 250 ft over Arequa Gulch making it the tallest bridge on the state highway system. The project was funded by the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine who imposed a very challenging schedule. The bridge, and 1.8 miles of new highway, will be complete in October 2001, two years after the initial feasibility study was undertaken. This demanding schedule, including winter construction, was one of the reasons that a steel plate girder structure was selected.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range: 23-1 through 23-6.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Steel Bridge Alliance

  1405 North Lilac Drive, Suite 212
  Golden Valley, MN  United States  55422-4528
• Authors:
  • Connors, D
• Conference:
  • 2001 World Steel Bridge Symposium
  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Date: 2001-10-2 to 2001-10-5
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 6p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Cold weather construction; Construction scheduling; Plate girder bridges; Steel
• Geographic Terms: Arequa Gulch (Colorado)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00924153
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 2002 12:00AM