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Steel bridge across the Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico, circa 1940s

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Bridges & DamsRivers & Streams
Card type
Chrome
Front of Steel bridge across the Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico, circa 1940s, chrome postcard
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Back of Steel bridge across the Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico, circa 1940s, chrome postcard
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A long steel truss bridge with multiple spans crosses the Rio Grande on concrete piers, seen from the riverbank. Bare hills rise behind the bridge under a sky tinted orange at the horizon and blue above.

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PublisherC.T. American Art
STEEL BRIDGE ACROSS RIO GRANDE AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO --- STEEL BRIDGE ACROSS RIO GRANDE AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. This magnificent 18 span road bridge built at a cost of $60,000.00 stands as a perpetual monument to the progressive spirit of the citizen making access easy to the undeveloped territory beyond. A-32561 POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY. PLACE STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS C.T. AMERICAN ART
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ConditionVery good
Place depictedAlbuquerque, NM
Place mentionedAlbuquerque, NM
PublisherC.T. American Art, Boston, MA
NotesWhite border; printed caption partially trimmed along the bottom edge; smooth color-print surface typical of the chrome era. No postmark. Undivided back ("THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY"), C.T. American Art imprint with card no. A-32561; dealer pencil code at top; no stamp, no address, no message.

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Steel bridge across the Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico, circa 1940s, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/steel-bridge-across-the-rio-grande-albuquerque-new-mexico-ci. Accessed October 5, 2026.