Sunlight Creek Bridge
Appearance
Sunlight Creek Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 44°46′15″N 109°25′31″W / 44.77083°N 109.42528°W |
Carries | Chief Joseph Scenic Byway (WY 296) |
Crosses | Sunlight Creek |
Other name(s) | Sunlight Bridge |
Named for | Sunlight Creek |
Characteristics | |
Material | Steel |
Total length | 365.2 ft (111.3 m) |
Width | 32.2 ft (9.8 m) |
Longest span | 259.9 ft (79.2 m) |
Clearance below | 285.4 ft (87.0 m)[1] |
No. of lanes | 2 |
History | |
Opened | 1985 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 434 (in 2016)[2] |
Location | |
Sunlight Creek Bridge is a steel beam bridge in the Park County, Wyoming in the Shoshone National Forest and is the highest bridge in the state.[3] It carries Chief Joseph Scenic Byway (Wyoming Highway 296) and pedestrian walkways on each side over the 285.4 ft (87.0 m) Sunlight Gorge carved by Sunlight Creek.[1][4] The bridge was built in 1985.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "United States Bridges 90 to 100 meters". Highest Bridges. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Sunlight Creek Bridge". Bridge Hunter. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Ramsey, Caryl (2 February 2021). "Sunlight Creek Bridge in Wyoming Is The Highest In The State". Only In Your State. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Mishev, Dina (9 April 2021). "Two Stunningly Beautiful Byways in Montana and Wyoming". AARP. Retrieved 9 August 2021.