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Overview: Eight-span pony truss bridge over Wind River on CR 298 across Wind River Diversion Dam
Location: Fremont County, Wyoming
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1925 by the Taggart Construction Co.
Builders: - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Taggart Construction Co.
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 716.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.22483, -108.95528 (decimal degrees)
43°13'29" N, 108°57'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 12/666055/4787812 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Argo Butte
Inventory numbers: NRHP 85000422 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 35765 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2007): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 10.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 180