DOE Bridge over Laramie River

United States historic place


DOE Bridge over Laramie River
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The bridge in 1982
41°35′30″N 105°41′24″W / 41.59167°N 105.69000°W / 41.59167; -105.69000
Area	less than one acre
Built	1926 (1926)
Built by	N. A. Swenson
Architectural style	Pratt half-hip pony truss
MPS	Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.	85000411^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1985

The DOE Bridge over Laramie River was a Pratt half-hip pony truss bridge located near Bosler, Wyoming, which carried Albany County Road CNA-740 across the Laramie River. The bridge was built in 1926 by contractor N. A. Swenson; it was originally part of the Lincoln Highway. In 1932, the bridge was replaced and moved to its current location. It was the last two-span Pratt half-hip truss bridge 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 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 1, 2013.

External links

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WY-63, "Laramie River Bridge, County Road 740, Bosler, Albany County, WY", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Photos from the NRHP nomination

National Register of Historic Places in Albany County, Wyoming

National Historic Landmark