EFP Bridge over Owl Creek

EFP Bridge over Owl Creek
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Thermopolis, Wyoming
Coordinates	43°41′28″N 108°23′34″W / 43.69111°N 108.39278°WCoordinates: 43°41′28″N 108°23′34″W / 43.69111°N 108.39278°W
Built	1919
Architect	Monarch Engineering Co.
Architectural style	Camelback through truss
MPS	Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP Reference #	85000424
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1985[1]

The EFP Bridge spans Owl Creek in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. The bridge was erected in 1919-20 by the Monarch Engineering Company of Denver and spans 124 feet (38 m) with a total length of 126 feet (38 m). The rigid 7-panel camelback through-truss was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places as one of forty bridges throughout Wyoming that collectively illustrate steel truss construction, a technique of bridge design that has become obsolete since the mid-twentieth century. The bridge is supported on sandstone abutments and has a timber deck, 15 feet (4.6 m) in width.^[2]

The EFP Bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "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: EFP Bridge over Owl Creek" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 11. Retrieved 2009-08-03.

External links

• Photographs of the EFP Bridge at the National Park Service's NRHP database
• Bridge over Owl Creek at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
• Owl Creek Bridge, County Road 287, Thermopolis vicinity, Hot Springs, WY at the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)