Built in 1908. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
“The Brown's Canyon Bridge near Salida, Colorado, also known as Stone Bridge, is a concrete "slab and girder" road bridge across the Arkansas River built in 1908.”
Wikipedia article Brown's Canyon Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 46 National Register listings published here for Chaffee County · listed in 2013 · category: Structure · built in 1908.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Brown's Canyon Bridge between 1993 and 2018, burning about 130 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | SAWMILL |
| 11 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BIG WALL |
| 10 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LONGS GULCH |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LONGS GULCH |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | GOAT GULCH |
| 31 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | SALIDA |
| 26 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 23 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LONGS GULCH |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 90 workings within 5 miles of Brown's Canyon Bridge: 63 past producers, 16 occurrences, 9 producers, 2 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Manganese, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace High-Jackpot Prospect | Copper, Iron | Occurrence | Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Malachite | |
| Ben Hill Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Bonus Extension Group | Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, Feldspar | Producer | 1955 | |
| Buckley Hill | Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Coffey Pot Claims | Feldspar, Beryllium, Tantalum | Occurrence | Beryl, Feldspar | |
| Copper King Mine | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Sphalerite | |
| Gold Bug Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Uranium | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Independence Mine | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Zinc, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gahnite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite | |
| Rock King Prospect | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium | Producer | Beryl | |
| Sedalia | Copper, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salida, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 2003 and 2022: 4 flash flood, 2 lightning, 2 hail, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Lightning | Salida | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Debris Flow | Salida | - | A boulder the size of an engine was reported to have fallen into the road of Highway 285. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Salida | - | County roads 110 and 111 were washed out. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Salida | - | Emergency management reported county roads 107 and 107A were flooded. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Salida | - | County Highway 101 is washed out near junction of Highway 50. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Salida | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of several county roads around Salida, including County Roads 107, 108, 111, and 291. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Salida | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Salida | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Lightning | Salida | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chaffee County Poor Farm | 4.6 miles | 1985 |
 | Ohio-Colorado Smelting and Refining Company Smokestack | 4.8 miles | 1976 |
 | Pedro-Botz House | 5.3 miles | 2015 |
 | Valley View School | 5.5 miles | 2003 |
 | Heister House | 6.4 miles | 2008 |
 | F Street Bridge | 6.5 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000554 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Chaffee County | All 46 listed properties in this county. |
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