EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River

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EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River
EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River.jpg
The bridge in 1982
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Nearest city Lovell, Wyoming
Coordinates 44°50′18″N108°26′05″W / 44.83833°N 108.43472°W / 44.83833; -108.43472
Arealess than one acre
Built192526
Built byMcGuire & Blakeslee
Architectural styleWarren pony truss
MPS Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No. 85000413 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 1985

The EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River is a Warren pony truss bridge located near Lovell, Wyoming, which carries Big Horn County Road CN9-111 (Cowley-Lovell Road) across the Shoshone River. Contractors McGuire and Blakeslee built the bridge from 1925 to 1926 using a design by the Wyoming Highway Department. The 389-foot-6-inch (118.72 m) bridge has four spans, the second-most of any truss bridge in Wyoming. [2]

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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]

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