Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Kearny's Gap Bridge

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1. Kearny's Gap Bridge Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1913 for San Miguel County by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, the bridge is 62 feet long and 16 feet wide. It is described as a free-span, steel, subdivided Warren pony truss bridge.

The Warren Truss design is recognizable by major cross-bracing along each side of the structure. This design was patented in 1848, but its use was most popular between 1870-1900. A 1987 Department of Transportation survey reports that there are eight Warren Pony Truss bridges still in service and notes the Kearny's Gap Bridge as being of historical and engineering interest. The bridge was originally in service along State Highway NM 283, following the route of the Santa Fe Trail, southwest of Las Vegas, NM.

Erected by Santa Fe Botanical Garden at Museum Hill.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 35° 39.918′ N, 105° 55.689′ W. Marker is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. Marker can be reached from Camino Lejo south of Old Santa Fe Trail, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located within Santa Fe Botanical Garden and is accessible only by foot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe NM 87505, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Artist's Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mexican Colonial House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trade Transforms Art (approx. ¼ mile away); Santa Fe Trail - Road to Opportunity (approx. ¼ mile away); Journey's End (approx. ¼ mile away); Santa Fe Korean War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); A Two Way Street (approx. half a mile away); The Santa Fe Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Fe.

Also see . . . Kearny’s Gap Bridge. The Santa Fe Botanical Garden was looking for an "orphaned" bridge to carry visitors across the Arroyo de los Pinos. It hit paydirt in Las Vegas (not that Las Vegas). (Santa Fe Botanical Garden) (Submitted on April 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), December 31, 2016

2. Kearny's Gap Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.