DOE Bridge over Laramie River


DOE Bridge over Laramie River
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The bridge in 1982
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Nearest city	Bosler, Wyoming
Coordinates	41°35′32″N 105°39′23″W / 41.59222°N 105.65639°W / 41.59222; -105.65639Coordinates: 41°35′32″N 105°39′23″W / 41.59222°N 105.65639°W / 41.59222; -105.65639
Area	less than one acre
Built	1926 (1926)
Built by	Swenson, N.A.
Architectural style	Pratt half-hip pony truss
MPS	Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP Reference #	85000411^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1985

The DOE Bridge over Laramie River is a Pratt half-hip pony truss bridge located near Bosler, Wyoming, which carries 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 is the only 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

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Fraser, Clayton B. (May 24, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 1, 2013.

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