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ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The bridge in 1982
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Nearest city	Morton, Wyoming
Coordinates	43°13′30″N 108°57′19″W / 43.22500°N 108.95528°W / 43.22500; -108.95528
Area	less than one acre
Built	1924–25
Built by	Taggart Construction Company
Architectural style	Warren pony truss
MPS	Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.	85000422
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1985

The ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge is a Warren pony truss bridge located near Morton, Wyoming, USA, which carries Fremont County Road CN10-24 across the Wind River. The bridge's structure is integrated with the Wind River Diversion Dam. It was the first truss bridge to be connected with a dam during its construction. The Taggart Construction Company built the bridge from 1924 to 1925. The bridge is 655 feet (200 m) long and has eight spans, making it both the longest road truss bridge in Wyoming and the road bridge with the most spans in the state.

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of 31 bridges added to the National Register for its role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record 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 June 2, 2013.

External links

• Photos from the NRHP nomination
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WY-75, "Wind River Diverson Dam Bridge, Spanning Wind River on County Road 24, Morton vicinity, Fremont County, WY"

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Fremont County, Wyoming
National Historic Landmark	South Pass
Historic districts	Carpenter Hotel Historic District CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins Diamond A Ranch Fort Washakie Historic District Hamilton City Lander Downtown Historic District Quien Sabe Ranch South Pass Historic District St. Michael's Mission T Cross Ranch Rural Historic District Torrey Lake Historic District Torrey Lake Petroglyph District Twin Pines Lodge and Cabin Camp
Historic properties	Atlantic City Mercantile BMU Bridge over Wind River Brooks Lake Lodge Castle Gardens Petroglyph Site Dean Decker Site Delfelder Schoolhouse ELS Bridge over Big Wind River ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge Green Mountain Arrow Site High Rise Village Jackson Park Town Site Addition Brick Row C. H. King Company and First National Bank of Shoshoni Helen Lookingbill Site Riverton Railroad Depot Shoshone-Episcopal Mission Split Rock Prehistoric Site Union Pass US Post Office and Courthouse-Lander Welty's General Store Wind River Agency Blockhouse
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Fremont County, Wyoming and List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming

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