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.