DUX Bessemer Bend Bridge

	DUX Bessemer Bend Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The bridge in 1982
Location	County Road CN1-58, Bessemer Bend, Wyoming
Coordinates	42°46′18″N 106°31′50″W / 42.77167°N 106.53056°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1921–22
Architectural style	Warren through truss
MPS	Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.	85000428
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1985

The DUX Bessemer Bend Bridge was a Warren through truss bridge in Bessemer Bend, Wyoming, which carried Natrona County Road CN1-58 (Bessemer Bend Road) across the North Platte River. The bridge was built from 1921 to 1922. When nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, it was one of only three Warren through truss bridges remaining on Wyoming county highways. In addition, the bridge was located at the site of a historic river crossing on the Oregon Trail.^[2]

The bridge was added to the National Register on February 22, 1985.^[1] It was one of several bridges added to the NRHP for their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b 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

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WY-65, "Bessemer Bend Bridge, Spanning North Platte River on County Road 58, Casper, Natrona County, WY", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Photos from the NRHP nomination

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP_nom-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.

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