Sunlight Creek Bridge

Sunlight Creek Bridge
Coordinates44°46′15″N 109°25′31″W / 44.77083°N 109.42528°W / 44.77083; -109.42528
CarriesChief Joseph Scenic Byway (WY 296)
CrossesSunlight Creek
Other name(s)Sunlight Bridge
Named forSunlight Creek
Characteristics
MaterialSteel
Total length365.2 ft (111.3 m)
Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Longest span259.9 ft (79.2 m)
Clearance below285.4 ft (87.0 m)[1]
No. of lanes2
History
Opened1985
Statistics
Daily traffic434 (in 2016)[2]
Location
Map

Sunlight Creek Bridge is a steel beam bridge in Park County, Wyoming, United States 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

  1. ^ a b "United States Bridges 90 to 100 meters". Highest Bridges. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sunlight Creek Bridge". Bridge Hunter. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ Ramsey, Caryl (2 February 2021). "Sunlight Creek Bridge in Wyoming Is The Highest In The State". Only In Your State. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ Mishev, Dina (9 April 2021). "Two Stunningly Beautiful Byways in Montana and Wyoming". AARP. Retrieved 9 August 2021.


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