EAU Arvada Bridge

The EAU Arvada Bridge is a Parker through truss bridge located near Arvada, Wyoming, which carries Sheridan County Road CN3-38 across the Powder River. The bridge was built in 1917 by the Monarch Engineering Company of Denver. The single-span 8-panel bridge is 162 feet (49 m) long and is connected by steel pins. It is one of only two Parker through truss bridges remaining in Wyoming.[2]

EAU Arvada Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The bridge in 1982
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Nearest city	Arvada, Wyoming
Coordinates	44°39′35″N 106°7′48″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1917 (1917)
Built by	Monarch Engineering Co.
Architectural style	Parker through truss
MPS	Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.	85000433[1]
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1985

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 historic role in Wyoming bridge construction.[2] The bridge was replaced in 1990.

See also

• DMJ Pick Bridge, now the only Parker truss bridge remaining in Wyoming

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. 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 30, 2013.

External links

• Photos from the NRHP nomination
• Arvada Bridge, Spanning Power River on County Road No. 38, Arvada vicinity, Sheridan, WY at the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)