BMU Wind River Bridge

Photos

side view

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #160239

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Wind River on WY 132 in Johnstown
Location: Fremont County, Wyoming
Status: Demolished and replaced.
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1954; replaced 2007
Builder: - Charles M. Smith of Thermopolis, Wyoming
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 250.0 ft.
Total length: 254.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.14331, -108.70872 (decimal degrees)
43°08'36" N, 108°42'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 12/686326/4779277 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Pavillion
Inventory numbers: NRHP 85000421 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WY BMU (Wyoming bridge identifier)
BH 35764 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

August 21, 2016: Updated by Dave King: Added categories "Charles M. Smith", "10-panel truss", "Concrete deck"
June 9, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Bridge has been demolished.
April 2, 2010: New photos from Jason Smith

Wind River Bridge

Posted June 9, 2010, by Robert (robbsdogs [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge has been replaced with a flat crossing. It was deemed unsafe after a girder was bent by a truck excessively speeding. Lives were lost.