Bessemer Bend Bridge

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Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #293715

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Description

The Bessemer Bend Bridge is a unique subtype of the standard Warren truss. One of only three Warren Through trusses still in use on the County Road System, it is the only one with verticals at alternating panel points. The two pony approach spans are also unusual, though not unique in their configuration.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts

Overview: Lost Warren through truss bridge over North Platte River on CR 58
Location: Bessemer Bend, Natrona County, Wyoming
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1921; Replaced 1997
Design: Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 195.0 ft.
Total length: 325.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.77184, -106.53035 (decimal degrees)
42°46'19" N, 106°31'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 13/374801/4736614 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Emigrant Gap
Inventory numbers: WY DUX (Wyoming bridge identifier)
NRHP 85000428 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 62924 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

September 6, 2014: Added by Luke

Sources

Luke
HAER WY-65 - Bessemer Bend Bridge, Spanning North Platte River on County Road 58, Casper, Natrona County, WY