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This beautiful 1892 bridge spans the Rio Grande in south central Colorado. It is known by several names - the Lobato Bridge, Costilla Crossing, and Old State Bridge. Now on the National Registry of Historic Structures, this bridge was purchased for $8400 from the Wrought Iron Bridge Company in Canton, Ohio. (The company was later bought by J.P. Morgan and became the American Bridge Company.) At the time of construction, this was the longest, highest, double-span steel-truss bridge west of the Mississippi River. The bridge design is also known as a Thacher truss.

Mary Lee Dereske's images celebrate nature, travel and life. She has exhibited in New Mexico and Washington state, and her work has sold internationally. A native daughter of Michigan, she now lives in New Mexico. All images copyrighted by Mary Lee Dereske and may not be reproduced or otherwise used without explicit permission of the artist.