Shoshone River Bridge

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side view of the truss bridges

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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: Warren pony truss
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
Inventory numbers: NRHP 85000413 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WY EJZ (Wyoming bridge identifier)
BH 35725 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2016): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 74.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 50

Shoshone River Bridge

Posted February 3, 2017, by Dana and Kay Klein

Nice winter shots John, thanks for braving the elements!