Black Squirrel Creek Bridge
- Black Squirrel Creek Bridge
Infobox nrhp
name = Black Squirrel Creek Bridge
nrhp_type =
caption =
location = U.S. Route 24 between Falcon and Peyton, Colorado
nearest_city =
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 00
lat_seconds = 15
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 104
long_minutes = 30
long_seconds = 47
long_direction = W
area =
built = 1935
architect = Colorado Department of Highways
architecture = Truss bridge
added = 2002-10-15
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
refnum = 2001158
mpsub = Highway Bridges in Colorado
governing_body =
The Black Squirrel Creek Bridge is a Parker truss bridge in eastern El Paso County, Colorado. The bridge carries U.S. Route 24 across Black Squirrel Creek at the highway's milepost 327.33.
History
During World War II, German prisoners of war allowed to do construction, farm and logging work in the area were housed in the bridge's foundation. [cite news |first=Linda |last=Navarro |title=Did You Ever Wonder? |work=The Gazette |date=2002-12-31 |page=Life 6 |accessdate=2007-09-30 ]
References
External links
* [http://bridgehunter.com/co/el-paso/black-squirrel/ Historic Bridges of the U.S.: Black Squirrel Creek Bridge]
* [http://www.dot.state.co.us/environmental/CulturalResources/Archaeology/Highway%20Bridges%20of%20Colorado%20Multiple%20Property%20Submission.pdf Highway Bridges of Colorado Multiple Property Submission]
* [http://flickr.com/photos/80651083@N00/150686808/ Black Squirrel Creek Bridge] photo on Flickr
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