Shoshone River Bridge

Photos 

side view of the truss bridges

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #160278

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Pony truss bridge over Shoshone River on CN9-72

Location

Big Horn County, Wyoming

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1926

Builder

- McGuire & Blakeslee of Lovell, Wyoming

Design

Polygonal Warren pony truss with all verticals

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 95.1 ft.
Total length: 390.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.83828, -108.43478   (decimal degrees)
44°50'18" N, 108°26'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

12/702747/4968186 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Lovell

Average daily traffic (as of 2013)

50

Inventory numbers

NRHP 85000413 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WY EJZ (Wyoming bridge identifier)
BH 35725 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of February 2016)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 22, 2018: New photo from John Bernhisel
• March 12, 2018: New photo from John Bernhisel
• February 3, 2017: New photos from John Bernhisel
• April 16, 2016: New photo from John Bernhisel
• April 15, 2016: New photo from John Bernhisel
• December 15, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
• April 2, 2010: New photos from Jason Smith

Sources 

• Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• John Bernhisel - Johnmbernhisel [at] gmail [dot] com

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