ELS Bridge over Big Wind River

ELS Bridge over Big Wind River
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The bridge in 1982
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Nearest city	Dubois, Wyoming
Coordinates	43°32′47″N 109°40′02″W / 43.54639°N 109.66722°W / 43.54639; -109.66722Coordinates: 43°32′47″N 109°40′02″W / 43.54639°N 109.66722��W / 43.54639; -109.66722
Area	less than one acre
Built	circa 1920
MPS	Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.	85000420[1]
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1985

The ELS Bridge over Big Wind River is a pony truss bridge located near Dubois, Wyoming, which carries Fremont County Road CN10-21 across the Big Wind River. The bridge was built circa 1920. Its design is uncommon and merges a kingpost truss with an arched chord. The materials used to build the bridge are also unusual and were likely salvaged; for instance, the arches are made from tunnel sets.^[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] The bridge was replaced by 2006.

See also[]

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Wyoming

References[]

External links[]

• Photos from the NRHP nomination
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WY-74, "Big Wind River Bridge, Spanning Big Wind River on County Road 21, Dubois vicinity, Fremont County, WY"

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