Photos
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Overview The Bundy Bridge is the first riveted truss bridge built in Montana. Today it is preserved as a pedestrian bridge next to the new Bundy Bridge about 300 yards north west of Pompey's Pillar National Monument. Photo taken by James McCray |
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North Portal Photo taken by James McCray |
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Truss and Railing Details If you look closely you can see Pompey's Pillar in the center of the photo through the trees. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Two Monuments Pompey's Pillar on the left, Bundy Bridge on the Right Photo taken by James McCray |
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Long View, East Side. View To West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Long View, View To Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Long View, View To Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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3/4 View East Side, View To Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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3/4 View From South Bank, West Side. View To North-Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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South Portal, View To North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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East Side, View To Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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North Portal, View To South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of South Portal And Pier No. 1, View To Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Mid-Span, View To North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Pier No. 2, Underside, Frontal. View To North-Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Pier No. 2, View To Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Pier No. 1 And South Portal, View To Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Diagonal Truss Member (Laced Channel Sections) Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Diagonal Riveted Panel Connection Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Warren through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Bundy Road at Pompey's Pillar National Monument
- Location
- Pompey's Pillar National Monument, Yellowstone County, Montana
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1915
- Builder
- - Security Bridge Co.
- Design
- Warren through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 190 ft.
Total length: 650 ft.
Deck width: 15.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +45.99731, -108.00897 (decimal degrees)
45°59'50" N, 108°00'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 12/731610/5098099 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Nibbe
- Inventory number
- BH 36390 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 27, 2008: New photos from James McCray
- July 13, 2008: Updated by James McCray: update gps coordinates
- April 22, 2008: Updated by James McCray
- March 28, 2008: Updated by James McCray
- March 22, 2008: Added by James McCray
Sources
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- HAER MT-102 - Bundy Bridge, Spanning Yellowstone River at Bundy Road, Pompeys Pillar vicinity, Yellowstone County, MT