The ETR Big Island Bridge is a Pratt through truss bridge located near Green River, Wyoming, which carries Sweetwater County Road CN4-4 across the Green River. The bridge was built from 1909 to 1910 by contractor Charles G. Sheely. It was named the Big Island Bridge after the Big Island region of Wyoming, which the bridge connected to other parts of the state. The 352-foot (107 m), two-span bridge is one of the older Pratt through truss bridges in Wyoming, and its spans, each 155 feet (47 m) long, are some of the longest on bridges of this design in the state.[2]
ETR Big Island Bridge | |
 The bridge in 1982 | |
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| Nearest city | Green River, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 41°45′52″N 109°44′5″W / 41.76444°N 109.73472°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909–10 |
| Built by | Charles G. Sheely |
| Architectural style | Pratt through truss |
| MPS | Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000440[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1985 |
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 their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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 May 31, 2013.
External links
edit- Photos from the NRHP nomination
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WY-79, "Big Island Bridge, Spanning Green River on County Road 4, Green River vicinity, Sweetwater County, WY"
- http://bridgehunter.com/wy/sweetwater/big-island/
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