Wyoming Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Bowstring pony truss bridge over a pond on a trail in the Lincoln Saline Wetlands Nature Center
- Location
- Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1878 on a county road over Squaw Creek in Otoe County; relocated and rehabilitated in Lincoln in 2004
- Builder
- - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
- Design
- Bowstring pony truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 97.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.82845, -96.73269 (decimal degrees)
40°49'42" N, 96°43'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/691185/4522187 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Lincoln
- Inventory number
- BH 49099 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 10, 2011: New Street View added by James McCray
- August 3, 2011: New photos from James McCray
- July 14, 2011: Added by James McCray
Comments
The two bridges appear to be of the same builder, likely one that was regional to those states as I haven't seen any like it around here.
Robert,
Interesting! Now I am really curious about the one James saw, and where its located which would help determine whether it was the design of a government or a builder. The design strikes me as unusual for a couple reasons. First, of course, the use of hub guard lattice railing mounted on top of the girder. Second, this "girder and floorbeam system" type bridge really isn't a "plate girder" in the traditional sense because its girders are not built-up from plate but are instead rolled beams.
Nathan:
Good catch about that stringer. Here is a nearly identical bridge.
http://bridgehunter.com/ks/marshall/irish-creek/
I actually did not think much of the Kansas example when I discovered it - just thought it was a "low-budget" modern bridge with some recycled parts. Now I am glad that I took a couple pictures of it.
Nice to see some photos of this rare bridge. Photo #25 shows a different but also interesting plate girder bridge with hub guard lattice railing. I am curious if you have additional photos of that bridge and would consider giving that bridge its own page on Bridgehunter. I would be curious to know where its located.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ne/lancaster/wyoming/
Nathan, Anthony:
A page for the Nebraska example has been uploaded. It is located in Grand Island, Hall Co., Nebraska.
http://bridgehunter.com/ne/hall/unnamed-creek/