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C&NW - Little Wind River Bridge

Fremont County, Wyoming

Photo 

Bridge 1493 Plaque

Plaque found hanging at the Breadboard restaurant in Riverton.

Photo taken by Jason Straub in September 2020

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BH Photo #483098

Map 

Description 

Relocated to this location from Blair, Nebraska

Facts 

Overview
Whipple through truss bridge over Little Wind River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Location
Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Erected 1927 using parts fabricated in 1883
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 242.0 ft.
Also called
S-1493
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.01308, -108.40185   (decimal degrees)
43°00'47" N, 108°24'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/711731/4765543 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Riverton West
Inventory number
BH 79982 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1883 (160)
Built 1927 (863)
Built during 1880s (2,010)
Built during 1920s (9,956)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,408)
Fremont County, Wyoming (43)
Lost (24,974)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Pin-connected (3,920)
 Railroad (15,601)
Relocated (909)
Riverton, Wyoming (1)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,992)
Through truss (15,181)
Truss (32,961)
Whipple truss (388)
Wyoming (370)

Update Log 

  • October 1, 2020: New photo from Jason Straub
  • January 9, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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