Rating:
35733
{96}%
3 votes
North Platte River Bridge
Photos
Fort Steele Bridge
Photo Taken from I-80
Photo taken by Jolly Goodfellow in June 2010
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BH Photo #168424
Video
North Platte River Bridge
Here's some video of the North Platte River Bridge. Recorded in SD on 02-02-2015.
Mark Shannon
Play video on YouTube
Description
Bridge location is next to the Fort Steele Rest & Historic Areas off I-80 along old US 30
Facts
Overview Through truss bridge over North Platte River on I-80 North Service Road (old US 30) at Milepost 229.03
Location Carbon County , Wyoming Status Open to local traffic
History Built 1930
Design Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 307.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Also called Fort Steele Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude +41.75175 , -106.94837 (decimal degrees) 41°45'06" N, 106°56'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates 13/338011/4624048 (zone/easting/northing) Quadrangle map: Fort Steele
Average daily traffic (as of 2017) 139
Inventory numbers WY DLT (Wyoming bridge identifier)
BH 35733 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2018) Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 42.5 (out of 100) View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
May 26, 2019: New photos from John Bernhisel
February 7, 2015: New video from Mark Shannon
February 23, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
June 25, 2010: New photos from Jolly Goodfellow
Sources
K. A. Erickson
Jolly Goodfellow
Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Mark Shannon
John Bernhisel - Johnmbernhisel [at] gmail [dot] com