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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.

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North Portal

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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.

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Two Monuments

Pompey's Pillar on the left, Bundy Bridge on the Right

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Long View, East Side. View To West

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Long View, View To Northeast

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Long View, View To Northwest

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3/4 View East Side, View To Northwest

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3/4 View From South Bank, West Side. View To North-Northwest

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South Portal, View To North

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East Side, View To Northwest

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North Portal, View To South

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Detail Of South Portal And Pier No. 1, View To Northwest

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Mid-Span, View To North

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Pier No. 2, Underside, Frontal. View To North-Northwest

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Pier No. 2, View To Northeast

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Pier No. 1 And South Portal, View To Northeast

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Detail Of Diagonal Truss Member (Laced Channel Sections)

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Detail Of Diagonal Riveted Panel Connection

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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
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)

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Built 1915 (695)
Built during 1910s (3,647)
Montana (277)
Open to pedestrians (465)
Owned by county (14,296)
Pompey's Pillar National Monument, Montana (1)
Security Bridge Co. (7)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,031)
Through truss (5,420)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,026)
Truss (16,069)
Warren truss (742)
Yellowstone County, Montana (7)

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