Ellston Street aerial picture
This is/was a narrow bridge structure over Ellston Street. The road deck was barely wide enough for the travel lanes, so shoulders weren't happening here. With this stretch of the interstate being widened, these bridge structures will be rehabbed or replaced. New pictures have a grey background under the caption.
Live camera at the bridges. Cameras courtesy springsgov.com
Original Pictures - taken April 2005 open
- Original Pic
Northbound over Ellston Road. This bridge is too narrow according to current design specs.
- Original Pic
Southbound view over Ellston Road. The damage to the guardrail has been here for about 4 months.
- 7/25/05
Directly under SB 25 on Ellston. Methinks some of these trees don't have too much longer to live.
- 7/5/06
Westbound on Ellston. The bridge's clearance is 18' 2".
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2006 Pictures
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7/12/05
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How far over the lanes go to the right is shown here. Soon the median will be walled off both ways.
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8/29/05
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Eastbound on Ellston.
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9/19/05
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The entire median is paved south of the Ellston bridge. Plans are to shift all NB traffic to the SB bridges so the existing NB bridge structure can be rehabbed.
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9/19/05
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Working on footings here.
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9/19/05
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A shot of the scaffolding.
9/19/05
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The additions aren't a perfect match to the curve of the original bridges, but they're close.
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9/26/05
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From the alleyway above the interstate, we see the progression of the sound wall installation.
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9/26/05
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Yup, that didn't take long.
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10/5/05
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Onto the new pavement we go.
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10/5/05
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And we jump back to the original alignment. Also of note is the progression on the sound wall.
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10/5/05
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Traveling west on Ellston.
10/5/05
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Looking up at the NB bridge.
10/5/05
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Using a warning sign as support.
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10/13/05
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Sound wall pillar goodness.
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10/13/05
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Another sound wall shot.
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10/18/05
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Just ahead of the installation.
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10/18/05
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Approaching the Ellston bridge.
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10/18/05
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Approaching Ellston from NB 25.
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10/18/05
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Wide shot of the pattern on the sound wall. Can you see where there's a mistake with a panel?
10/20/05
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Nine segments to go!
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10/20/05
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Another shot of the sound wall.
10/20/05
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Approaching the Ellston bridge.
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10/20/05
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That barrel didn't stand a chance.
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10/20/05
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The only part left for installation.
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10/27/05
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A shot of the fully installed sound wall. All that's left is to fill the base and stain it.
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10/27/05
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A close-up of the northern endcap.
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10/27/05
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Shot of the sound wall from Ellston.
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11/1/05
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Back onto the old asphalt NB.
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11/8/05
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Smoothing of the land continues.
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11/15/05
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A better shot of the "do-over!"
11/15/05
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The endcap has a top to it now.
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12/09/05
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Another shot of the bridge and of the lousy snowplow job Colorado Springs city streets get.
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- Where to next?
- Exit 145
- COSMIX Home
- Exit 146
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