EFP Bridge over Owl Creek
Appearance
EFP Bridge over Owl Creek | |
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Nearest city | Thermopolis, Wyoming |
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Coordinates | 43°41′28″N 108°23′34″W / 43.69111°N 108.39278°W |
Built | 1919 |
Architect | Monarch Engineering Co. |
Architectural style | Camelback through truss |
MPS | Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85000424 |
Added to NRHP | February 22, 1985[1] |
The EFP Bridge spans Owl Creek in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. The bridge was erected in 1919-20 by the Monarch Engineering Company of Denver and spans 124 feet (38 m) with a total length of 126 feet (38 m). The rigid 7-panel camelback through-truss was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places as one of forty bridges throughout Wyoming that collectively illustrate steel truss construction, a technique of bridge design that has become obsolete since the mid-twentieth century. The bridge is supported on sandstone abutments and has a timber deck, 15 feet (4.6 m) in width.[2]
The EFP Bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Fraser, Clayton B. (May 24, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: EFP Bridge over Owl Creek". National Park Service. p. 11. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
External links
- Photographs of the EFP Bridge at the National Park Service's NRHP database
- Bridge over Owl Creek at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
- Owl Creek Bridge, County Road 287, Thermopolis vicinity, Hot Springs, WY at the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Hot Springs County, Wyoming
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
- Transportation in Hot Springs County, Wyoming
- Road bridges in Wyoming
- Historic American Engineering Record in Wyoming
- National Register of Historic Places in Hot Springs County, Wyoming
- Steel bridges in the United States