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Corkscrew Bridge (1919)
Photos
Remains Of Corkscrew Bridge. Looking East
Photo taken by Jet Lowe for the Historic American Engineering Record
View photos at Library of Congress
BH Photo #310302
Description
The Corkscrew Bridge employed an unusual engineering technique to change elevation rapidly on a steep section of the East Entrance Road near Sylvan Pass. By 1929, when it was bypassed with a road constructed along the above slope, the increasing power and speed of automobiles had rendered it obsolete.-- Historic American Engineering Record
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned stone arch bridge over Old East Entrance Road on Old East Entrance Road
- Location
- Park County, Wyoming
- Status
- Derelict/abandoned
- History
- Built 1919; Bypassed 1929
- Design
- Stone arch
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.46005, -110.11744 (decimal degrees)
44°27'36" N, 110°07'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 12/570209/4923350 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Plenty Coups Peak
- Inventory number
- BH 65016 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 16, 2019: Photo imported by Clark Vance
- May 21, 2018: New Street View added by Leslie R Trick
- July 16, 2016: New photo from John Bernhisel
- December 25, 2014: Added by Dave King
Sources
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- HAER WY-86 - Corkscrew Bridge, Old East Entrance Road, Sylvan Pass, Lake, Teton County, WY
- John Bernhisel - Johnmbernhisel [at] gmail [dot] com
- Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
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Nice article here on this bridge, with old photos. https://yellowstoneinsider.com/2016/06/13/yellowstone-histor...