The 110-year old Satank Bridge, believed to be the last of its kind in Colorado, was at the center of a lively christening party on Thursday as Garfield County officials, contractors and a cadre of volunteers celebrated the completion of more than a decade’s worth of work.
A $900,000 project to reinforce the steel and install new decking and trim has put the bridge back in the pink. It spans the Roaring Fork River just north of Carbondale, downstream of the Highway 82 bridge and upstream of the Crystal River confluence.
Known for two decades as the “pink bridge” for its distinctive color, the iron and steel span across the Roaring Fork River is a Pratt “through-truss” design, one of several built on the Western Slope around the start of the 20th Century.
The other similar bridges all failed for one reason or another, according to Carbondale Trustee John Hoffman, a key figure in the drive to save the Satank Bridge.
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