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Chittenden Bridge

Park County, Wyoming

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Original1903ChittendenBridgeYNP

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck arch bridge over Yellowstone River on S Rim Drive
Location
Park County, Wyoming
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1903; Replaced 1963
Design
Melan deck arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 160.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.5 ft.
Also called
Rainbow Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.70809, -110.50264   (decimal degrees)
44°42'29" N, 110°30'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/539398/4950644 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Crystal Falls
Inventory number
BH 65020 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,883)
Built 1903 (656)
Built during 1900s (7,948)
Concrete balustrade (899)
Deck arch (12,099)
Lost (31,828)
Lost 1963 (111)
Lost during 1960s (1,139)
Melan arch (31)
 Owned by National Park Service (493)
Owned by federal government (1,300)
Park County, Wyoming (57)
Replaced by new bridge (21,709)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,682)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,474)
Wyoming (408)
Yellowstone National Park (8)
Yellowstone River (49)

Update Log 

  • July 27, 2021: New photos from John Bernhisel
  • December 22, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 14, 2018: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Melan arch"
  • January 14, 2018: New photos from Dave King
  • December 25, 2014: Added by Dave King

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