Summary
The ECR Kooi Bridge is a bridge in Sheridan County, Wyoming, located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) west of the community of Monarch. The bridge carries Sheridan County Road CN3-93 across the Tongue River. Contractor Jack Gregg built the bridge in 1913. The single-span pin-connected Pratt pony truss bridge is 81.6 feet (24.9 m) long with an 80-foot (24 m) span; it is the longest bridge of its type still in use in the Wyoming state and county highway system. The bridge's roadway was constructed with wooden stringers and decking; its guardrails are also wooden. The pin-connected Pratt pony truss was a common type of truss bridge in Wyoming, and the Kooi Bridge was one of the earlier bridges to use the design.[2]
ECR Kooi Bridge | |
 The bridge in 1982 | |
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| Nearest city | Monarch, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 44°54′33″N 107°5′13″W / 44.90917°N 107.08694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913 |
| Built by | Gregg, Jack |
| Architectural style | Pratt pony truss |
| MPS | Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000436[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1985 |
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It was one of 31 Wyoming bridges added for their significance in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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 April 24, 2013.