EFP Bridge over Owl Creek
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EFP Bridge over Owl Creek | |
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| Nearest city | Thermopolis, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 43°41′28″N 108°23′34″W / 43.69111°N 108.39278°WCoordinates: 43°41′28″N 108°23′34″W / 43.69111°N 108.39278°W |
| Built | 1919 |
| Architect | Monarch Engineering Co. |
| Architectural style | Camelback through truss |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 85000424 |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1985[1] |
The EFP Bridge spans Owl Creek in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. The bridge was erected in 1919-20 by the Monarch Engineering Company of Denver and spans 124 feet (38 m) with a total length of 126 feet (38 m). The rigid 7-panel camelback through-truss was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places as one of forty bridges throughout Wyoming that collectively illustrate steel truss construction, a technique of bridge design that has become obsolete since the mid-twentieth century. The bridge is supported on sandstone abutments and has a timber deck, 15 feet (4.6 m) in width.[2]
The EFP Bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ Fraser, Clayton B. (May 24, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: EFP Bridge over Owl Creek". National Park Service. p. 11. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
External links
- Photographs of the EFP Bridge at the National Park Service's NRHP database
- Bridge over Owl Creek at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
- Owl Creek Bridge, County Road 287, Thermopolis vicinity, Hot Springs, WY at the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
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