CKW Bridge over Powder River

United States historic place


CKW Bridge over Powder River
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The bridge in 1982
44°41′50″N 106°06′47″W / 44.697181°N 106.112934°W / 44.697181; -106.112934
Area	less than one acre
Built	1932–33
Built by	W. P. Roscoe Co.
Architectural style	Pratt deck truss
MPS	Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.	85000432^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1985

The CKW Bridge over Powder River is a Pratt deck truss bridge near Arvada, Wyoming, which carries US 14/US 16 across the Powder River. The bridge was built from 1932 to 1933 by the W. P. Roscoe Company. The 452-foot (138 m) bridge has three continuous main spans and two shallow approach spans. It is the only continuous truss bridge still in use on a Wyoming road and one of only two deck truss bridges built on a major highway.^[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

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Fraser, Clayton B. (May 24, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming". National Park Service. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

External links

Photos from the NRHP nomination
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WY-58, "Powder River Bridge, U.S. Highway 14/16, Arvada, Sheridan County, WY", 11 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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