Sunlight Creek Bridge Explained

Sunlight Creek Bridge
Coordinates:44.7708°N -109.4253°W
Carries:Chief Joseph Scenic Byway (WY 296)
Crosses:Sunlight Creek
Other Name:Sunlight Bridge
Named For:Sunlight Creek
Material:Steel
Lanes:2
Open:1985
Traffic:434 (in 2016)

Sunlight Creek Bridge is a steel beam bridge in the Park County, Wyoming in the Shoshone National Forest and is the highest bridge in the state.[1] It carries Chief Joseph Scenic Byway (Wyoming Highway 296) and pedestrian walkways on each side over the Sunlight Gorge carved by Sunlight Creek.[2] [3] The bridge was built in 1985.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sunlight Creek Bridge in Wyoming Is The Highest In The State. Only In Your State. Caryl. Ramsey. 2 February 2021. 9 August 2021.
  2. Web site: United States Bridges 90 to 100 meters. Highest Bridges. 9 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Two Stunningly Beautiful Byways in Montana and Wyoming. AARP. Dina. Mishev. 9 April 2021. 9 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Sunlight Creek Bridge. Bridge Hunter. 9 August 2021.

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