Old Army Bridge Traditional Cache
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Cache is a magnetic key holder and is log only. Please bring your own writing utensil and replace exactly as found. There is plenty of parking and be sure to take a walk across the bridge.
Erected in 1875. This bridge was a vital link between Cheyenne, Fort Laramie and the Military outposts, Indiana Agencies and gold fields of the Black Hills, Dakota Region.
The marker on the south end of the bridge says:
This bridge was constructed in 1875. It is believed to be the oldest existing military bridge West of the Mississippi River. Once the then-broad and turbulent North Platte River was spanned, the Cheyenne to Deadwood Route was considered the best road to the Black Hills gold fields. The bridge also influenced the establishment of the famous Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage and Express Line. The bridge remained in use until 1958.
This bridge was re-planked around 1995 and as far as I know was all original until then.
Bridge is listed as a “Wyoming Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.”
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