DFU Elk Mountain Bridge
The DFU Elk Mountain Bridge was a Warren pony truss bridge located near Elk Mountain, Wyoming, which carried Carbon County Road 120-1 over the Medicine Bow River. The bridge was built in 1823 by contractor D. B. Miller. While the bridge's design is mainly a Warren truss, the top chord of the bridge is reminiscent of a Parker truss. At 102 feet (31 m) long, the bridge is the longest of its design in the Wyoming county highway system.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 15, 1995. It was one of several bridges added to the NRHP for its role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction. The bridge was replaced between 2017 and 2020.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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 1, 2013.
- ^ "Dilapidated historic bridge over river in southern Wyoming to be replaced".
External links
Media related to Medicine Bow Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WY-61, "Medicine Bow Bridge, Spanning Medicine Bow River on County Road 3, Elk Mountain, Carbon County, WY", 15 photos, 11 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- Photos from the NRHP nomination