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The EJE Bridge over Shell Creek is a
Warren pony truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, ...
bridge located near
Shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structure ** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses ** Thin-shell structure Science Biology * Seashell, a hard o ...
,
Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the sou ...
, which carries Big Horn County Road CN9-57 across
Shell Creek Shell Creek is a tributary of the Bighorn River, approximately long, in Wyoming in the United States. Lying entirely within Big Horn County, Shell Creek begins above the Shell Lakes in the Bighorn Mountains. Starting at an elevation of over , ...
. The bridge was built in 1920 by the
Midland Bridge Company The Midland Bridge Company is a firm based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, that has built numerous bridges. Several of its works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Works of the firm include: * Dewey ...
, the only firm to bid for the bridge contract. At long, it is the longest known example of a Warren pony truss bridge in Wyoming. The bridge was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
on February 22, 1985. It was one of several bridges added to the National Register for their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction. The Bridge was removed and replaced in 2005. http://bridgehunter.com/wy/big-horn/EJE/


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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Wyoming __NOTOC__ This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Bridges Notes References {{HAER list, structure=bridge *List *List Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Moun ...


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* * Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming Bridges completed in 1920 Buildings and structures in Big Horn County, Wyoming Historic American Engineering Record in Wyoming National Register of Historic Places in Big Horn County, Wyoming Warren truss bridges in the United States 1920 establishments in Wyoming {{Wyoming-bridge-struct-stub