Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad
Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | Right-of-way between Durango and Silverton, Durango, CO |
| County | La Plata County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Commerce, Engineering, Transportation |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000247 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Right-of-way between Durango and Silverton, Durango, CO |
| Coordinates | 37.2692° N, 107.8826° W · Directions ↗ |
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Nearby in La Plata County
Public land around it
| San Juan National Forest ↗National Forest, U.S. Forest Service | Inside the boundary2,094,539 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad?
Right-of-way between Durango and Silverton, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000247. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.