ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge

Morton, Fremont County, Wyoming
Listed
February 22, 1985
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85000422

About this property

The ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge is a Warren pony truss bridge located near Morton, Wyoming, USA, which carries Fremont County Road CN10-24 across the Wind River. The bridge's structure is integrated with the Wind River Diversion Dam. It was the first truss bridge to be connected with a dam during its construction. The Taggart Construction Company built the bridge from 1924 to 1925. The bridge is 655 feet (200 m) long and has eight spans, making it both the longest road truss bridge in Wyoming and the road bridge with the most spans in the state.

Location

Morton, Fremont County, Wyoming
43.22485, -108.95522

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 85000422. It was listed on February 22, 1985.

Categories

ENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

BMU Bridge over Wind River
Industrial
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Questions about this property

When was ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge listed on the National Register?

ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985.

What type of historic resource is ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge?

ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge?

The period of significance for ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1924.

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