EAU Arvada Bridge
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EAU Arvada Bridge | |
 The bridge in 1982 | |
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| Nearest city | Arvada, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 44°39′35″N 106°7′48″W / 44.65972°N 106.13000°WCoordinates: 44°39′35″N 106°7′48″W / 44.65972°N 106.13000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1917 |
| Built by | Monarch Engineering Co. |
| Architectural style | Parker through truss |
| MPS | Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 85000433[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1985 |
The EAU Arvada Bridge is a Parker through truss bridge located near Arvada, Wyoming, which carries Sheridan County Road CN3-38 across the Powder River. The bridge was built in 1917 by the Monarch Engineering Company of Denver. The single-span 8-panel bridge is 162 feet (49 m) long and is connected by steel pins. It is one of only two Parker through truss bridges remaining in Wyoming.[2]
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 its historic role in Wyoming bridge construction.[2]
See also
- DMJ Pick Bridge, the other Parker truss bridge remaining in Wyoming
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Fraser, Clayton B. (May 24, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
External links
- Photos from the NRHP nomination
- Arvada Bridge, Spanning Power River on County Road No. 38, Arvada vicinity, Sheridan, WY at the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
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