Summary
The EWZ Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River is a Pratt pony truss bridge that was located near Wheatland, Wyoming, which carried Platte County Road CN8-204 (Palmer Canyon Road) over the East Channel of the Laramie River. The bridge was built from 1913 to 1914 by the Pueblo Bridge Company. The single-span bridge was 71 feet 2 inches (21.69 m) long. The bridge's five-panel Pratt pony truss design with steel pin connections was used fairly frequently in Wyoming highway bridges, and the bridge was one of the older examples of the style.[2]
EWZ Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River | |
 The bridge in 1982 | |
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| Nearest city | Wheatland, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 42°2′41″N 105°8′51″W / 42.04472°N 105.14750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913–14 |
| Built by | Pueblo Bridge Company |
| Architectural style | Pratt pony truss |
| MPS | Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000431[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1985 |
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985.[1] It was one of 31 bridges added to the National Register for their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.[2]
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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 June 2, 2013.
External links edit
- Photos from the NRHP nomination
- Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River Archived March 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WY-80, "Laramie River Bridge, County Road 204, Wheatland, Platte County, WY"