EJE Bridge over Shell Creek

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 60 feet (18 m) long, it is the longest known example of a Warren pony truss bridge in Wyoming.[2]

EJE Bridge over Shell Creek
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The bridge in 1982
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Nearest city	Shell, Wyoming
Coordinates	44°32′5″N 107°48′6″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1920 (1920)
Architectural style	Warren pony truss
MPS	Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.	85000415[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 National Register for their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.[2]

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 June 2, 2013.

External links

• Photos from the NRHP nomination
• Shell Creek Bridge, County Road 57, Shell vicinity, Big Horn, WY at the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)