ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek

The ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek is a bridge near Sheridan, Wyoming that was built in 1914. It is a Pratt pony truss bridge which was built by the Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. The Canton Bridge Company built four steel bridges in Wyoming in 1914; the ECS Bridge is the only one of these surviving in its original location.[2] It is 50 feet long and 15 feet wide.[2]:7

ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek
Nearest citySheridan, Wyoming
Coordinates44°44′35″N 107°7′45″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1913–1914
ArchitectCanton Bridge Co.
Architectural stylePratt pony truss
MPSVehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.85000435[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 1985

It is one of 171 Wyoming bridges surveyed in a study that led to the nomination of 31 of them for NRHP listing.[2] The ECS bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1985.[1]

Two other Canton Bridge Company bridges in Wyoming are also listed on the NRHP:

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Clayton B. Fraser (May 24, 1982). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR". National Park Service.


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