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 | |
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: