Yet Another DPL Gem: Unseen Clear Creek.

[South Park]

WOW !  I have never seen that shot before !

[Chris Walker]

South Park wrote

WOW !  I have never seen that shot before !

I'm having that chiselled on my Headstone!  

[Chris Walker]

Gentlemen....

Years ago on one of my Up Clear Creek Pilgramages, Joe Crea mentioned that "around someplace here, twin Truss Bridges may have or may not have existed, that dissappeared early on".  
Since I'm not exactly certain where we actually were at that moment(I was distracted by driving on the wrong side of the road at the time), I've always thought that it was Floyd Hill on account the hills at the vicinity being modified by the Quarry and also by the new(ish) C.C. Parkway and there was now no way to verify the image.  
Additional viewing of the area yielded similar peaks but had no corelation with the strata present on the right edge.

Lachlan McLean Photo


enlarged...


There is no mention in any of the Books about this nor have I seen the picture published and after hunting on and off around Floyd Hill various times in Streetview, I found the picture was actually taken on North Fork of Clear Creek, above the outlet of Russell Gulch, some 3.6 miles up from Forks between Cottonwood Gulch and Smith Hill.
 
The picture view is to the downstream; that led to the Floyd Hill confusion in my mind, upstream thinking there.

39°46'02.6"N 105°26'54.1"W


Just what happened to these Truss Bridges I cannot say but they possibly fell victim to a Clear Creek Cataclysm, or at least to a line change elimination.

[Jim Courtney]

Chris,

You do find the greatest photos and info!!

[Dave Eggleston]

Chris Walker wrote

There is no mention in any of the Books about this nor have I seen the picture published and after hunting on and off around Floyd Hill various times in Streetview, I found the picture was actually taken on North Fork of Clear Creek, above the outlet of Russell Gulch, some 3.6 miles up from Forks between Cottonwood Gulch and Smith Hill.

Chris, I've seen quite a few articles from the 1880s and 1890s mentioning washouts in the area from Cottonwood to Smith Hill--quite a few are found in Edward's books on the line, too. It seems there were two big cuts and fills and tight curves that were repeatedly washed out or washed in and the line was slowly straightened over the years and the cuts were removed by the late 1890s, if I recall correctly. But the bridges, those are a revelation! Wonderful find.

[Chris Walker]

From the Past, put in the wrong folder, this wonderful view from the Colorado School of Mines.  Haven't yet found this in any of my books however it has a familiar feel: It isn't in this Thread, has it been posted before?  


Colorado School of Mines. Russell L. and Lyn Wood Mining History.



I wow at the immaculate Roadbed: a far cry from the Colorado Central of the 1870's.

[Chris Walker]

This postcard popped up on Ebay:  Looking down on Bridge No.6.  

[Chris Walker]

Hello Todd Hackett.   see above post.

At this posting time stamp: still unsolved on the numpty group.

[Todd Hackett]

Here's a photo taken from about the same spot as the eBay postcard Chris found:

[Chris Walker]

Todd: your shot is so much clearer, and the big rock is still there.

[Dave Eggleston]

Chris, the image I have from the UC Boulder Lachlan McClean collection shows both halves, undamaged, of the stereo card. Posting for comparison.

[Chris Walker]

 

[Chris Walker]

Dave,

your image is of the No.6 / 706 below Floyd Hill.  Rock to right of Br.6

http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Proof-that-not-only-the-Eating-House-was-built-on-stilts-at-Forks-Creek-tp948p18184.html

The twin bridges were on the North fork of Clear Creek close to Russell Gulch.

[Todd Hackett]

Passengers standing next to the train - I'm pretty sure this is at Forks Creek with coach being on the Central City branch and the locomotive about to cross the bridge heading toward Idaho Springs. I'm not sure which loco but it looks like a Cooke mogul, and the box headlight with Ridgway spark arrestor should help. A quick search didn't turn up any locos matching that description.