Dale Creek Bridge, ca. 1891

The wooden bridge was replaced in 1876 by an iron version constructed on the same 1868 piers. The bridge was the highest and most dangerous crossing on the line. Engineers had to slow the train to 4 mph or a strong Wyoming wind would push empty boxcars off the rails. In 1901, the bridge was replaced, abandoned, and later dismantled by the Union Pacific after the line was rerouted.