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

Sunlight Creek Bridge
Coordinates	44°46′15″N 109°25′31″W / 44.77083°N 109.42528°W / 44.77083; -109.42528
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 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]