EJP County Line Bridge

EJP County Line Bridge
Nearest city Hyattville, Wyoming
Coordinates 44°9′59″N 107°41′1″W / 44.16639°N 107.68361°W / 44.16639; -107.68361Coordinates: 44°9′59″N 107°41′1″W / 44.16639°N 107.68361°W / 44.16639; -107.68361
Area less than one acre
Built 1917 (1917)
Architectural style Camelback pony truss
MPS Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP Reference # 85000412[1]
Added to NRHP February 22, 1985

The EJP County Line Bridge is a Camelback pony truss bridge located near Hyattville, Wyoming, which carries Big Horn County Road CN9-60 across the Nowood River. The bridge was built in 1917 by the Monarch Engineering Company. As the bridge was originally thought to connect Big Horn and Washakie Counties, the two counties split the cost of the bridge, with each paying for one abutment and the two splitting the cost of the superstructure; this is the only recorded case of two Wyoming counties purchasing a bridge in such a way. Further surveys determined that the bridge is actually located entirely within Big Horn County. At 102 feet (31 m) long, the bridge is the longest Camelback truss bridge 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 National Register for their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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 June 2, 2013.

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