D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle
The D&RG Narrow Gauge Trestle, also known as the Cimarron Canyon trestle, is a narrow-gauge railroad deck truss bridge crossing the Cimarron River near Cimarron, Colorado. Located within the Curecanti National Recreation Area, the trestle is the last remaining railroad bridge along the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad's Black Canyon route, a narrow-gauge passenger and freight line that traversed the famous Black Canyon of the Gunnison between 1882 and the 1940s.
Cimarron Canyon trestle | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Cimarron Canyon trestle, October 2012 | |
| Nearest city | Cimarron, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 38°27′06″N 107°32′59″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architectural style | Pratt truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000172 |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1976 |
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