EWZ Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River

United States historic place


EWZ Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The bridge in 1982
42°2′41″N 105°8′51″W / 42.04472°N 105.14750°W / 42.04472; -105.14750
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913–14
Built by	Pueblo Bridge Company
Architectural style	Pratt pony truss
MPS	Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.	85000431^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1985

The EWZ Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River is a Pratt pony truss bridge that was located near Wheatland, Wyoming, which carried Platte County Road CN8-204 (Palmer Canyon Road) over the East Channel of the Laramie River. The bridge was built from 1913 to 1914 by the Pueblo Bridge Company. The single-span bridge was 71 feet 2 inches (21.69 m) long. The bridge's five-panel Pratt pony truss design with steel pin connections was used fairly frequently in Wyoming highway bridges, and the bridge was one of the older examples of the style.^[2]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985.^[1] It was one of 31 bridges added to the National Register for their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b 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 June 2, 2013.

External links

Photos from the NRHP nomination
Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River Archived March 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WY-80, "Laramie River Bridge, County Road 204, Wheatland, Platte County, WY"

National Register of Historic Places in Platte County, Wyoming

National Historic Landmark District