page_title: King Bridge Company
hierarchical_section_title: King Bridge Company
caption_attribution_description: English: The historic truss bridge (1875) over the North Platte River in the Fort Laramie National Historic Site, near Fort Laramie, Wyoming.
context_page_description: The King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company was a late-19th-century bridge building company located in Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded by Zenas King in 1858 and subsequently managed by his sons, James A. King and Harry W. King and then his grandson, Norman C. King, until the mid-1920s. Many of the bridges built by the company were used during America's expansion west in the late 19th century and early 20th century, and some of these bridges are still standing today.
context_section_description: The King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company was a late-19th-century bridge building company located in Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded by Zenas King (1818–1892) in 1858 and subsequently managed by his sons, James A. King and Harry W. King and then his grandson, Norman C. King, until the mid-1920s.  Many of the bridges built by the company were used during America's expansion west in the late 19th century and early 20th century, and some of these bridges are still standing today.
caption: 1867 North Platte River, Ft. Laramie, Wyoming
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