ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek

The ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek was a bridge near Sheridan, Wyoming, that was built in 1914. It was a Pratt pony truss bridge built by the Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. The Canton Bridge Company built four steel bridges in Wyoming in 1914; when nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, the ECS Bridge was the only one of these surviving in its original location.[2] It was 50 feet (15 m) long and 15 feet (4.6 m) wide.[2]: 7 

ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek
ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek is located in Wyoming
ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek
ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek is located in the United States
ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek
Nearest citySheridan, Wyoming
Coordinates44°44′35″N 107°7′45″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1913–1914
ArchitectCanton Bridge Company
Architectural stylePratt pony truss
MPSVehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.85000435[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 1985

It was one of 171 Wyoming bridges surveyed in a study that led to the nomination of 31 of them for NRHP listing.[2] The ECS bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1985.[1]

Two other Canton Bridge Company bridges in Wyoming are also listed on the NRHP:

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Fraser, Clayton B. (May 24, 1982). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR". National Park Service.


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