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The Eagle Pass Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge showing Camino Real International Bridge in the background
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), from the Gulf of Mexico, upstream to its source.
Border crossings between the United States and Mexico
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| Crossing
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Carries
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Location
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Built
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Coordinates
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| Veteran's International Bridge
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US 77/US 83 (terminus), Fed. 101/Fed. 180 (terminus)
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Brownsville, Texas–Matamoros, Tamaulipas
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1999
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25°53′1″N 97°28′35″W / 25.88361°N 97.47639°W / 25.88361; -97.47639 (Veteran's International Bridge)
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| Gateway International Bridge
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25°53′54.83″N 97°29′51.26″W / 25.8985639°N 97.4975722°W / 25.8985639; -97.4975722
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| Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge (road and railroad)
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25°53′31.25″N 97°30′17.22″W / 25.8920139°N 97.5047833°W / 25.8920139; -97.5047833
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| Free Trade International Bridge
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Los Indios, Texas–Matamoros, Tamaulipas
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26°1′44.90″N 97°44′19.84″W / 26.0291389°N 97.7388444°W / 26.0291389; -97.7388444
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| Progreso–Nuevo Progreso International Bridge
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Progreso, Texas–Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas
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26°3′43.76″N 97°57′0.00″W / 26.0621556°N 97.9500000°W / 26.0621556; -97.9500000
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| Donna–Río Bravo International Bridge
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Donna, Texas–Río Bravo, Tamaulipas
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2010
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26°3′56.36″N 98°4′33.11″W / 26.0656556°N 98.0758639°W / 26.0656556; -98.0758639
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| Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge
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Pharr, Texas–Reynosa, Tamaulipas
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26°4′0.84″N 98°12′18.72″W / 26.0669000°N 98.2052000°W / 26.0669000; -98.2052000
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| McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge
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McAllen and Hidalgo, Texas–Reynosa, Tamaulipas
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26°5′42.49″N 98°16′17.37″W / 26.0951361°N 98.2714917°W / 26.0951361; -98.2714917
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| Anzalduas International Bridge
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Mission, Texas–Reynosa, Tamaulipas
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26°6′59.55″N 98°19′5.51″W / 26.1165417°N 98.3181972°W / 26.1165417; -98.3181972
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| Los Ebanos Ferry
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Los Ebanos, Texas–Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas
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26°14′22.10″N 98°33′54.30″W / 26.2394722°N 98.5650833°W / 26.2394722; -98.5650833
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| Rio Grande City–Camargo International Bridge
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Rio Grande City, Texas–Ciudad Camargo, Tamaulipas
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26°21′56.84″N 98°48′8.96″W / 26.3657889°N 98.8024889°W / 26.3657889; -98.8024889
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| Roma–Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge
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Roma, Texas–Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas
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26°24′13.86″N 99°1′8.96″W / 26.4038500°N 99.0191556°W / 26.4038500; -99.0191556
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| Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing
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Falcon Heights, Texas–Nueva Ciudad Guerrero, Tamaulipas
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26°33′34.08″N 99°10′1.45″W / 26.5594667°N 99.1670694°W / 26.5594667; -99.1670694
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| Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge
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I-35 (terminus), Fed. 85 (terminus)
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Laredo, Texas–Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
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27°30′0.92″N 99°30′9.71″W / 27.5002556°N 99.5026972°W / 27.5002556; -99.5026972
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| Gateway to the Americas International Bridge
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Business I-35 (terminus)
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27°29′57.97″N 99°30′26.91″W / 27.4994361°N 99.5074750°W / 27.4994361; -99.5074750
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| Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge
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27°29′54.22″N 99°30′58.66″W / 27.4983944°N 99.5162944°W / 27.4983944; -99.5162944
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| World Trade International Bridge
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I-69W/US 59/Loop 20 (terminus), Fed. 85D (terminus)
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27°35′50.04″N 99°32′13.04″W / 27.5972333°N 99.5369556°W / 27.5972333; -99.5369556
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| West Rail Bypass International Bridge
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Union Pacific Railroad
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Brownsville, Texas–Matamoros, Tamaulipas
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2015
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25°57′44.8″N 97°35′00.1″W / 25.962444°N 97.583361°W / 25.962444; -97.583361
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| Crossing
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Carries
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Location
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Built
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Coordinates
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| Eagle Pass Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge
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Eagle Pass, Texas–Piedras Negras, Coahuila
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| Camino Real International Bridge
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| Eagle Pass–Piedras Negras International Bridge
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US 57 (terminus), Fed. 57 (terminus)
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| Del Río–Ciudad Acuña International Bridge
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Spur US 277 (terminus)
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Del Rio, Texas–Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila
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| Lake Amistad Dam International Crossing
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Spur 349 (terminus), Fed. 2 (terminus)
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| La Linda International Bridge (closed in 1997)
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RM 2627 (terminus)
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Heath Canyon Ranch, Big Bend, Texas–La Linda, Acuña, Coahuila
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| Crossing
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Carries
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Location
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Built
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Coordinates
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| Presidio–Ojinaga International Rail Bridge (Currently closed due to fire)
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Presidio, Texas–Ojinaga, Chihuahua
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| Presidio–Ojinaga International Bridge
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US 67 (terminus), Fed. 16 (terminus)
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| Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge
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FM 1088 (terminus)
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Fort Hancock, Texas–El Porvenir, Chihuahua
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| Tornillo–Guadalupe International Bridge
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FM 3380 (terminus)
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Tornillo, Texas–Guadalupe, Chihuahua
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| Ysleta–Zaragoza International Bridge
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El Paso, Texas–Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
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| Bridge of the Americas
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I-110 (terminus), Fed. 45 (terminus)
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| Good Neighbor International Bridge
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US 62/US 85 (terminus)
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| Former Mexico North Western Railway bridge at Mesa Street and Calle General Rivas Guillén
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| Former Mexican Central Railway bridge at El Paso Street
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| Union Pacific Railroad Bridge
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| Paso del Norte International Bridge
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| Black Bridge (railroad)
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U.S. domestic crossings
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| Crossing
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Carries
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Location
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Built
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Coordinates
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| American Eagle Bridge
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Ewald Kipp Way
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El Paso, Texas
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| McNutt Road Bridge
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El Paso, Texas and Sunland Park, New Mexico
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| Racetrack Drive Bridge
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Sunland Park, New Mexico
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| Country Club Road Bridge
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El Paso, Texas and Sunland Park, New Mexico
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| Highway 178 Bridge
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State Highway 178
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El Paso, Texas
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| La Union Street Bridge
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La Union Street
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Canutillo, Texas
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| Vinton Road Bridge
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Vinton Road
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Vinton, Texas
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| S.H. 225 Bridge
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NM 225
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Near Anthony, New Mexico
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| Crossing
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Carries
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Location
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Built
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Coordinates
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| S.H. 186 Bridge
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NM 186
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near Anthony, New Mexico
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| S.H. 226 Bridge
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NM 226
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near Berino, New Mexico
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| Six Mile Road Bridge
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Six Mile Road
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near Vado, New Mexico
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| S.H. 227 Bridge
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NM 227
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Vado, New Mexico to La Mesa, New Mexico
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| S.H. 192 Bridge
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NM 192
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Mesquite, New Mexico
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| S.H. 28 Bridge
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NM 28
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South of Las Cruces, New Mexico
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| Calle Del Norte Bridge
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Old Mesilla, New Mexico
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| I-10 Bridge
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I-10
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Las Cruces, New Mexico
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| Picacho Avenue Bridge
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Picacho Avenue
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Las Cruces, New Mexico
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| Shalem Colony Trail Bridge
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Shalem Colony Trail
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Doña Ana, New Mexico
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| S.H. 185 Bridge
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NM 185
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Radium Springs, New Mexico
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| S.H. 140 Bridge
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NM 140
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Rincon, New Mexico
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| Railroad Road Bridge
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Hatch, New Mexico
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| Franklin Street Bridge
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Franklin Street
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| S.H. 187 Bridge
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NM 187
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| S.H. 391 Bridge
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NM 391
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Near Salem, New Mexico
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| S.H. 187 Bridge
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NM 187
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Between Derry, New Mexico and Arrey, New Mexico
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| I-25 Bridge
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I-25
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South of Caballo Lake Dam
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| Caballo Dam Road
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Sierra County Road B040
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| 3rd Avenue / S.H. 51 Bridge
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3rd Avenue / NM 51
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Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
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| Elephant Butte Lake Dam
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NM 195
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| U.S. 380 Bridge
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U.S. 380
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San Antonio, New Mexico
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| Pueblito Bridge
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Escondida, New Mexico
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| US 60 Bridge
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US 60
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Near Bernardo, New Mexico
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| S.H. 346 Bridge
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NM 346
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Near Bosque, New Mexico
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| River Road Bridge
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River Road
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Belen, New Mexico
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| Main Street Bridge
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NM 6
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Los Lunas, New Mexico
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1974[1]
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34°48′17″N 106°43′06″W / 34.80472°N 106.71833°W / 34.80472; -106.71833 (Main Street Bridge)
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| S.H. 147 Bridge
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NM 147
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Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico
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| Railroad Bridge
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south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rail crossing only.
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| I-25 Bridge
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I-25
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south of Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Rio Bravo Bridge
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NM 500
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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35°01′38″N 106°40′22″W / 35.02722°N 106.67278°W / 35.02722; -106.67278 (Rio Bravo Bridge)
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| Barelas Bridge
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Bridge Boulevard
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35°04′11″N 106°39′36″W / 35.06972°N 106.66000°W / 35.06972; -106.66000 (Barelas Bridge)
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| Old Town Bridge
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Central Avenue
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35°05′21″N 106°40′51″W / 35.08917°N 106.68083°W / 35.08917; -106.68083 (Old Town Bridge)
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| I-40 Bridge
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I-40
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1995[2]
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35°06′23″N 106°41′35″W / 35.10639°N 106.69306°W / 35.10639; -106.69306 (I-40 Bridge)
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| Gail Ryba Memorial Bridge
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Bicycle/pedestrian crossing
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2010[3]
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35°06′24″N 106°41′32″W / 35.10667°N 106.69222°W / 35.10667; -106.69222 (Gail Ryba Memorial Bridge)
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| Montaño Bridge
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Montaño Road
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1997[4]
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35°08′43″N 106°40′39″W / 35.14528°N 106.67750°W / 35.14528; -106.67750 (Montaño Bridge)
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| Paseo del Norte Bridge
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NM 423
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1987[4]
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35°10′56″N 106°39′06″W / 35.18222°N 106.65167°W / 35.18222; -106.65167 (Paseo del Norte Bridge)
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| Alameda Bridge
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NM 528
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1993
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35°11′49″N 106°38′33″W / 35.19694°N 106.64250°W / 35.19694; -106.64250 (Alameda Bridge)
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| Old Alameda Bridge
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Bicycle/pedestrian/equestrian crossing
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1955
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35°11′51″N 106°38′33″W / 35.19750°N 106.64250°W / 35.19750; -106.64250 (Old Alameda Bridge)
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| U.S. 550 Bridge
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U.S. 550
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Bernalillo, New Mexico
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| BIA-85 Bridge
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San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico
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| BIA-88 Bridge
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Near Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico
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| S.H. 22 Bridge
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NM 22
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Near Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico
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| Cochiti Dam
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Dam Crest Road
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Near Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico
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| Otowi Suspension Bridge
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NM 502
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Between Pojoaque, New Mexico and Los Alamos, New Mexico
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| S.H. 502 Bridge
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NM 502
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Between Pojoaque, New Mexico and Los Alamos, New Mexico
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| Santa Cruz Bridge
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Española, New Mexico
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| Paseo De Oñate Bridge
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Española, New Mexico
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| Fairview Lane Bridge
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Fairview Lane
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Española, New Mexico
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| Old S.H. 74 Bridge
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Old NM 74
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Near Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo
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| New S.H. 74 Bridge
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New NM 74
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| S.H. 291 / S.H. 582 Bridge
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NM 291 / NM 582
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Lyden, New Mexico
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| S.H. 59 Bridge
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NM 522
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Upstream of Velarde, New Mexico
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| County Rd. 1101 Bridge
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Embudo, New Mexico
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| Camino De Las Vacas Bridge
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Near Pilar, New Mexico
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| Taos Junction Bridge
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NM 567
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Orilla Verde Recreation Area, New Mexico
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| Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
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West of Taos, New Mexico
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| Arroyo Hondo Crossing (John Dunn Bridge)
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West of Arroyo Hondo, Taos County, New Mexico
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| Crossing
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Carries
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Location
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Built
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Coordinates
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| County Road G Crossing
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Conejos County / Costilla County, Colorado
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| S.H. 142 Bridge
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CO 142
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Between Manassa, Colorado and San Luis, Colorado
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| County Road Z Crossing
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Conejos County / Costilla County, Colorado
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| County Road 13.7 Crossing
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Southern Alamosa County, Colorado
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| U.S. 160 Bridge
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U.S. 160
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Alamosa, Colorado
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| River Road Bridge
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River Road
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| County Road 6E Bridge
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Near Homelake, Colorado
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| County Road 3E Bridge
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Near Monte Vista, Colorado
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| Gunbarrel Road Bridge
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U.S. 285
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North of Monte Vista, Colorado
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| Stoeber Lane Bridge
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Stoeber Lane
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Near Monte Vista, Colorado
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| County Road 5N Bridge
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Sevenmile Plaza, Colorado
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| Oak Street Bridge
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Oak Street
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Del Norte, Colorado
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| County Road 17 Crossing
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Rio Grande County, Colorado
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| County Road 18 Crossing
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Rio Grande County, Colorado
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| Alder Creek Road Bridge
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Alder Creek Road
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South Fork, Colorado
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| S.H. 149 Bridge
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CO 149
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South Fork, Colorado
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| Raspberry Road Crossing
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Raspberry Road
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South Fork, Colorado
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| County Road 430 Crossing
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Mineral County, Colorado
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| Stagecoach Road Bridge
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Stagecoach Road
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Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado
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| Shaw Road Crossing
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Shaw Road
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Near Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado
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| S.H. 149 Bridge
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CO 149
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West of Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado
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| S.H. 149 Bridge
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CO 149
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Southeast of Creede, Colorado
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| Airport Road Crossing
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Airport Road (County Rd 806)
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Near Mineral County Memorial Airport
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| S.H. 149 Bridge
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CO 149
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Southwest of Creede, Colorado
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| S.H. 149 Bridge
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CO 149
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Farther southwest of Creede, Colorado
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| County Road 772 Crossing
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Mineral County, Colorado
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| County Road 522 Crossing
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| County Road 38 Crossing
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Hinsdale County, Colorado
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| County Road 41 Crossing
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| County Road 18C Crossing
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Source: San Juan Mountains, Rio Grande National Forest,[5] Colorado, United States 37°47′51″N 107°32′35″W / 37.79750°N 107.54306°W / 37.79750; -107.54306[6]
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