BMU Bridge over Wind River

BMU Bridge over Wind River
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The bridge in 1982
Nearest city	Ethete, Wyoming
Coordinates	43°8′36″N 108°42′29″W / 43.14333°N 108.70806°WCoordinates: 43°8′36″N 108°42′29″W / 43.14333°N 108.70806°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1935
Architectural style	Parker through truss
MPS	Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP Reference #	85000421[1]
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1985

The BMU Bridge over Wind River is a Parker through truss bridge located near Ethete, Wyoming, that carries Wyoming Highway 132 across the Wind River. The bridge was built circa 1935 as one of seven Parker truss bridges commissioned by the Wyoming Highway Department. It was moved to its current location in 1953–54. At 283 feet (86 m) long, the bridge is the longest single-span truss bridge still used in Wyoming.^[2]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985.^[1] It was one of several bridges added to the NRHP for their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.^[2]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Fraser, Clayton B. (May 24, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

External links

• Photos from the NRHP nomination
• Wind River Bridge, State Highway 132, Ethete vicinity, Fremont, WY at the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)