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DFU Elk Mountain Bridge

Coordinates: 41°41′12″N 106°24′34″W / 41.68667°N 106.40944°W / 41.68667; -106.40944
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DFU Elk Mountain Bridge
The bridge in 1982
DFU Elk Mountain Bridge is located in Wyoming
DFU Elk Mountain Bridge
DFU Elk Mountain Bridge is located in the United States
DFU Elk Mountain Bridge
Nearest cityElk Mountain, Wyoming
Coordinates41°41′12″N 106°24′34″W / 41.68667°N 106.40944°W / 41.68667; -106.40944
Arealess than one acre
Built1923 (1923)
Built byMiller, D.B.
Architectural styleWarren pony truss
MPSVehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.85000416[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 1985

The DFU Elk Mountain Bridge is a Warren pony truss bridge located near Elk Mountain, Wyoming, which carries Carbon County Road 120-1 over the Medicine Bow River. The bridge was built in 1923 by contractor D.B. Miller. While the bridge's design is mainly a Warren truss, the top chord of the bridge is reminiscent of a Parker truss. At 102 feet (31 m) long, the bridge is the longest of its design in the Wyoming county highway system.[2]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985.[1] It was one of several bridges added to the NRHP for its role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.[2]. The bridge was replaced between 2014 and 2016[3].

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Fraser, Clayton B. (May 24, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming". National Park Service. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
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