DDZ Bridge over New Fork River
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DDZ Bridge over New Fork River | |
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The bridge in 1982 | |
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| Nearest city | Boulder, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 42°45′2″N 109°43′33″W / 42.75056°N 109.72583°WCoordinates: 42°45′2″N 109°43′33″W / 42.75056°N 109.72583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architectural style | Kingpost pony truss |
| MPS | Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 85000437[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1985 |
The DDZ Bridge over New Fork River is a Kingpost pony truss bridge located near Boulder, Wyoming, which carries Sublette County Road 136 across the New Fork River. The bridge was built in 1917 by Lincoln County's government, as Sublette County had not yet been formed. Unlike most truss bridges at the time, the bridge was built with timber trusses rather than steel; it is the only wooden two-span Kingpost truss bridge remaining in Wyoming. The bridge's construction is considered to be "the most sophisticated" of extant wooden truss bridges in the state.[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 its role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.[2]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 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 June 1, 2013.
External links
- Photos from the NRHP nomination
- New Fork River Bridge, County Road 136, Boulder vicinity, Sublette, WY at the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
