EAU Arvada Bridge

EAU Arvada Bridge
The bridge in 1982
Nearest city Arvada, Wyoming
Coordinates 44°39′35″N 106°7′48″W / 44.65972°N 106.13000°W / 44.65972; -106.13000Coordinates: 44°39′35″N 106°7′48″W / 44.65972°N 106.13000°W / 44.65972; -106.13000
Area less than one acre
Built 1917 (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] The bridge was replaced in 1990.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (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". National Park Service. Retrieved May 30, 2013.


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