ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek
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| Nearest city | Sheridan, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 44°44′35″N 107°7′45″W / 44.74306°N 107.12917°WCoordinates: 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 Co. |
| Architectural style | Pratt pony truss |
| MPS | Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 85000435[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1985 |
The ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek is a bridge near Sheridan, Wyoming that was built in 1914. It is a Pratt pony truss bridge which was built by the Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. The Canton Bridge Company built four steel bridges in Wyoming in 1914; the ECS Bridge is the only one of these surviving in its original location.[2] It is 50 feet long and 15 feet wide.[2]:7
It is 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:
- EDL Peloux Bridge, Cty. Rd. CN16-40, in or near Buffalo, Wyoming and
- EDZ Irigary Bridge, Cty. Rd. CN16-254, in or near Sussex, Wyoming.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 Clayton B. Fraser (May 24, 1982). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR" (PDF). National Park Service.
External links
- NRHP Registration and Accompanying three photos, from 1982
- Big Goose Creek Bridge, County Road 5, Sheridan vicinity, Sheridan, WY at the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
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