Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad planning new bridge south of Silverton

  • The Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad finished its final run between to Silverton on October 29th. Photo courtesy of the Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce
    The Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad finished its final run between to Silverton on October 29th. Photo courtesy of the Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce
The Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is planning to construct a new bridge across the Animas River just south of Silverton. The new bridge, located near the entrance to the canyon created by the Animas River, will replace an existing bridge that was built nearly a century ago with a more modern concrete and steel bridge. “1932 was the last time anything major was done to the bridge,”…

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