ETD Bridge over Green River

Summary

The ETD Bridge over Green River is a steel girder bridge near Fontenelle, Wyoming, which carries Sweetwater County Road CN4-8SS (Fontenelle Townsite Road) over the Green River. The bridge is a replacement for a historic Pratt through truss bridge built in 1913 by the Colorado Bridge and Construction Company. The 150-foot-long (46 m) bridge was one of the longest Pratt through truss bridges built in the early stages of Wyoming bridge construction.[2]

ETD Bridge over Green River
The historic bridge
ETD Bridge over Green River is located in Wyoming
ETD Bridge over Green River
ETD Bridge over Green River is located in the United States
ETD Bridge over Green River
LocationCounty Road CN4-8SS, Fontenelle, Wyoming
Coordinates41°58′49″N 110°2′43″W / 41.98028°N 110.04528°W / 41.98028; -110.04528
Arealess than one acre
Built1913 (1913)
Built byColorado Bridge & Construction Company
Architectural stylePratt through truss
MPSVehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.85000439[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 1985
The replacement bridge; the old bridge's abutments are visible adjacent

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 their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.[2]

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References edit

  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 May 31, 2013.

External links edit

  • Photos from the NRHP nomination
  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WY-77, "Green River Bridge, Spanning Green River on County Road 8, Fontenelle vicinity, Sweetwater County, WY"