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ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek 
Summary
The ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek was a bridge near Sheridan, Wyoming, that was built in 1914. It was a Pratt pony truss bridge built by the Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. The Canton Bridge Company built four steel bridges in Wyoming in 1914; when nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, the ECS Bridge was the only one of these surviving in its original location.[2] It was 50 feet (15 m) long and 15 feet (4.6 m) wide.[2]: 7
ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek | |
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| Nearest city | Sheridan, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 44°44′35″N 107°7′45″W / 44.74306°N 107.12917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913–1914 |
| Architect | Canton Bridge Company |
| Architectural style | Pratt pony truss |
| MPS | Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000435[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1985 |
It was one of 171 Wyoming bridges surveyed in a study that led to the nomination of 31 of them for NRHP listing.[2] The ECS bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1985.[1]
Two other Canton Bridge Company bridges in Wyoming are also listed on the NRHP:
- EDL Peloux Bridge, County Road CN16-40, in or near Buffalo, Wyoming and
- EDZ Irigary Bridge, County Road CN16-254, in or near Sussex, Wyoming.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c Fraser, Clayton B. (May 24, 1982). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR". National Park Service.
External links edit
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WY-69, "Big Goose Creek Bridge, County Road 5, Sheridan, Sheridan County, WY", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- NRHP Registration and Accompanying three photos, from 1982