Bundy Rd Bridge -- Yellowstone River at Pompey's Pillar MT - Truss Bridges on Waymarking.com

This lovely three-section Warren through-truss bridge can be seen from Pompey's Pillar National Monument. It is now used as a pedestrian bridge, giving a good view of the Yellowstone River.

From the Bridgehunter website: (visit link)

"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.

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. of Billings, Montana
Design: Warren through truss

Dimensions
Length of largest span: 190.0 ft.
Total length: 650.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.

Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Inspection (as of 12/1999):
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 29.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1998): 440"

For ore on the Great Yellowstone Trail, see here: (visit link)

Parking Coordinates:: N 45° 59.918 W 108° 00.577 Date Built: 01/01/1915 Length of Span: 650 feet www: http://bridgehunter.com/mt/yellowstone/bundy/

Visit Instructions:
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