Green Bridge
Green Bridge (Las Cruces, New Mexico) is located in New Mexico
Green Bridge (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
Nearest cityLas Cruces, New Mexico
Coordinates32°17′56″N 106°43′13″W / 32.29889°N 106.72028°W / 32.29889; -106.72028 (Green Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1902, 1943, 2007
Built byMidland Bridge Co.
Architectural stylePratt Through Truss
MPSHistoric Highway Bridges of New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.08000791[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 2008

The Green Bridge, on the outskirts of Las Cruces, New Mexico in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, was built in 1943. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

It is a single-span Pratt through truss bridge built by the Midland Bridge Co. The bridge has pinned connections that tie together seven 19-foot panel sections. It is 134 feet (41 m) long and 17 feet (5.2 m) wide.[2]

It currently is on the property of the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, at 4100 Dripping Springs Rd., just outside Las Cruces. It spans the Tortugas Arroyo, a dry wash. It originally was the middle one of a three-span bridge over the Pecos River, which was built in 1902. That location was in Chaves County. It was moved in 1943 to bring a small county road over the Rio Hondo, near the village of Picacho in Lincoln County. It was removed from service in 1989 by construction of a bypass. It was eventually donated to the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, which moved it to its present location in 2007.

In its previous locations, it has also been known as the Rio Hondo Bridge at Picacho, as Bridge 3452, and as Pecos River Bridge.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Cameron L. Saffell (February 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Green Bridge / Rio Hondo Bridge at Picacho; Bridge 3452; Pecos River Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved July 31, 2019. With accompanying five photos

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