Historic Structures Report: Stabilization and Rehabilitation of Old Army Bridge
Sharp CC, McDermott JD, Gann RH, Kucera L. 1962. Historic Structures Report: Stabilization and Rehabilitation of Old Army Bridge. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Originally established as a private fur trading fort in 1834, Fort Laramie evolved into the largest and best known military post on the Northern Plains before its abandonment in 1890. This “grand old post” witnessed the entire sweeping saga of America’s western expansion and Indian resistance to encroachment on their territories. This report concerns the stabilization and rehabilitation of the Old Army Bridge at Fort Laramie. First constructed in 1875, the bridge is the oldest such structure in the state of Wyoming and believed to be the oldest existing military bridge west of the Mississippi River. The bridge is the first historic structure seen by visitors approaching, contributing to the site's interpretive theme of westward migration and emigration. The report calls for the bridge to be stabilized to protect it, structurally rehabilitated to make it safe for pedestrian traffic, and preservative treatments applied to resist deteriorating effects of weather.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sharp, Charles; McDermott, John; Gann, Robert; Kucera, Lada
- Date of Issue
- 1962-10
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- FOLA , IMR
- Keywords
- bridge, Cheyenne, fort, frontier, Indian Wars, military, rehabilitation, Sioux, stabilization, transportation, Utah
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000340: Old Iron Bridge