EJE Bridge over Shell Creek explained

EJE Bridge over Shell Creek
Nearest City:Shell, Wyoming
Coordinates:44.5347°N -107.8017°W
Builder:Midland Bridge Company
Architecture:Warren pony truss
Added:February 22, 1985
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:85000415

The EJE Bridge over Shell Creek is a Warren pony truss bridge located near Shell, Wyoming, which carries Big Horn County Road CN9-57 across Shell Creek. The bridge was built in 1920 by the Midland Bridge Company, the only firm to bid for the bridge contract. At long, it is the longest known example of a Warren pony truss bridge in Wyoming.[1]

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

The Bridge was removed and replaced in 2005.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fraser . Clayton B. . [{{NRHP url|id=64000970}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming ]. . May 24, 1982 . June 2, 2013.