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EDL Peloux Bridge

Coordinates: 44°20′41.7″N 106°42′15.8″W / 44.344917°N 106.704389°W / 44.344917; -106.704389
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EDL Peloux Bridge
EDL Peloux Bridge is located in Wyoming
EDL Peloux Bridge
EDL Peloux Bridge is located in the United States
EDL Peloux Bridge
Nearest cityBuffalo, Wyoming
Coordinates44°20′41.7″N 106°42′15.8″W / 44.344917°N 106.704389°W / 44.344917; -106.704389
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built byCanton Bridge Company
Architectural stylePratt pony truss
MPSVehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR
NRHP reference No.85000425[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 1985

The EDL Peloux Bridge near Buffalo, Wyoming, is a Pratt pony truss bridge that was built in 1912 by the Canton Bridge Company. The bridge carries Johnson County Road CN16-40 across Clear Creek. The single-span bridge is 81.5 feet (24.8 m) long and has a wooden roadway supported by steel pins and piles. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 as part of a Multiple Property Submission devoted to historic bridges in Wyoming[1][2][3] The bridge was relocated to Buffalo City Park in 1986.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Fraser, Clayton B. (May 24, 1982). "Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR". National Park Service. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  3. ^ Fraser, Clayton B. (May 24, 1982). "Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in Wyoming TR Continuation sheet: EDL Peloux Bridge". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos from 1982
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