ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek
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ECS Bridge over Big Goose Creek is a bridge near Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116...

 that was built during 1913-1914. It is a Pratt pony truss bridge, designed and/or built by the Canton Bridge Company
Canton Bridge Company
Canton Bridge Company was a firm that was later incorporated into the American Bridge Company. The firm was established in Canton, Ohio in 1892 and became one of the nation's biggest bridge-builders during the early 20th century. It designed and/or built many bridges that later became listed on...

.

The bridge is 50 feet long and 15 feet wide.

It is one of 171 Wyoming bridges surveyed in a study that led to nomination of many of them for NRHP listing, and which served as the nomination of the ECS bridge and many others.

The ECS bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 (NRHP) in 1985.

It is described in its NRHP nomination.

Two other Canton Bridge Company bridges in Wyoming are also listed on the NRHP:
  • EDL Peloux Bridge, Cty. Rd. CN16-40, in or near Buffalo, Wyoming
    Buffalo, Wyoming
    Buffalo is a city in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,900 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County...

     and
  • EDZ Irigary Bridge, Cty. Rd. CN16-254, in or near Sussex, Wyoming.
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