Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.515780,-111.264146
Carries 25th Street over Railroad (BNSF)
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Railroad (BNSF) on a city street in Great Falls
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Cascade County
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389652
25th Street Overpass - BNSF
Northern portal
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389651
25th Street Overpass - BNSF
Western Rail
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389650
25th Street Overpass - BNSF
Southern abutment
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389649
25th Street Overpass - BNSF
View from the northwest
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.638142,-111.176031
Carries Powerline Road over Tributary of Missouri River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 134.8 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over a tributary of Missouri River on Powerline Road
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1963
Built: 1931
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.503333,-110.883333
Carries CR 224 over Belt Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, riveted Pratt through truss
Total Length: 145.0 Feet
Span Length: 140.1 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Belt Creek on CR 224
History:
Built: 1924
Location: Cascade County
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389613
Belt Creek Bridge
Guard rail
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389612
Belt Creek Bridge
Northwestern abutment
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389611
Belt Creek Bridge
View from the east
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
272489
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 19, 2013
272490
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 19, 2013
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Being relocated in 2011 to private property: Tom Williams Worldwide Ministries at 509 Belt Creek Road, which is 3.7 miles downstream from Belt.
Location: 47.386944,-110.927035
Carries Bridge Street over Belt Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Riveted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 92.9 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Belt Creek on Bridge Street in Belt
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922
Location: Cascade County
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113187
Overview
Photo taken by James McCray
113188
Oblique View
Photo taken by James McCray
223695
Overview; Southwest Side; View To Northeast
Photo taken by Kristi Hager for the Historic American Engineering Record
223696
Overview; Northeast Side; View To Southwest
Photo taken by Kristi Hager for the Historic American Engineering Record
223697
Three-Quarters View; Northeast Side; View To Southwest
Photo taken by Kristi Hager for the Historic American Engineering Record
223698
Three-Quarters View; Northeast Side; View To Northwest
Photo taken by Kristi Hager for the Historic American Engineering Record
223699
Southeast Portal; View To Northwest
Photo taken by Kristi Hager for the Historic American Engineering Record
223700
Three-Quarters View; Southwest Side; View To East
Photo taken by Kristi Hager for the Historic American Engineering Record
223701
Northwest Portal; View To Southeast
Photo taken by Kristi Hager for the Historic American Engineering Record
223702
Detail Of Underside Of Superstructure; View To West-Northwest
Photo taken by Kristi Hager for the Historic American Engineering Record
223703
Detail Of Sidewalk, Truss, And Lattice Guardrail; View To East-Southeast
Photo taken by Kristi Hager for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.166857,-111.834234
Carries Old US 91 over Missouri River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 549.9 Feet
Span Length: 200.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Old US 91
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Cascade County
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272470
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 18, 2013
272471
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 18, 2013
272472
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 18, 2013
272473
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 18, 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.356907,-111.440981
Carries Truly Cutoff Rd (CR 410) over Smith River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 171.9 Feet
Span Length: 111.9 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Smith River on Truly Cutoff Rd (CR 410)
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908
Location: Cascade County
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272474
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 18, 2013
272475
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 18, 2013
404022
Smith River Bridge at Truly
View from the west
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
404023
Smith River Bridge at Truly
Pin connections
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
404024
Smith River Bridge at Truly
View from the south west
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 47.547326,-111.531030
Carries CR 530 over Sun River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 215.9 Feet
Span Length: 105.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Sun River on CR 530 in Vaughn
History: Built 1922; rehabilitated 1969
Built: 1922
Location: Cascade County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 47.536667,-111.458333
Carries CR 502 over Sun River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 277.9 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Sun River on CR 502 in Sun Prairie
History: Built 1933; rehabilitated 1984; replaced 2001
Built: 1933
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 47.522194,-111.290444
Carries 10th Street (formerly US 87) over Missouri River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 1130.0 Feet
Span Length: 141.2 Feet
Overview: Eight-span open-spandrel arch bridge over the Missouri River on 10th Street in Great Falls
History: Built 1921 by Porter Brothers Co. of Spokane, WA
Built: 1921
Location: Cascade County
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108020
Overview
Photo taken 2005 by James McCray
110526
10th Street Bridge Overview
Photo taken by James McCray
110527
North Side of Bridge
One can see the remodeled portion of the bridge in this photo.
Photo taken by James McCray
110528
Deck View
Photo taken by James McCray
110529
Oblique View
Photo taken by James McCray
110530
"Arches and Triangles"
This is a neat photo contrasting the arches on the left with the triangle supports of the new bridge on the right.
Photo taken by James McCray
125176
View Looking West, General Elevation
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125177
View Looking Southwest, 3/4 Elevation
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125178
View Looking North, Detail Of Arches And Underside Of Bridge Deck
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125179
View Looking Northwest, Showing Arches And Deck Balustrade
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125180
Detail View Of Single Span, Looking East
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125181
Detail View Of Pier, Looking Southeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125182
Detail View Of Rib Arches, Spandrel, And Floor, Looking North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125183
Detail View Of Rib At Abutment, Looking Southwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125184
Detail View Of Guardrail, Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125185
Detail View Of Guardrail, Looking Southeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125186
Sheet 1
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125187
Sheet 2
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
125188
Sheet 3
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
493789
10th Street Bridge
Photo taken by Don Barrett in August 2015
Status:
Location: 46.972798,-110.759503
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Abandoned
Location: 47.454968,-111.061095
Carries an old alignment of US 89 over
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned concrete stringer bridge on an old alignment of US 89
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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138829
Overview
Photo taken by James McCray
138830
Looking East
Photo taken by James McCray
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Slated for temporary repairs with plans for later demolition and replacement in the works.
Location: 46.954211,-110.755326
Carries Harley Creek Road (FR 834) over Belt Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 3-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Belt Creek on Harley Creek Road (FR 834)
History: Built 1910 by Central States Bridge Company of Indianapolis, IN
Built: 1910
Location: Cascade County
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391509
Harley Creek Road Bridge
View from the east
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391510
Harley Creek Road Bridge
Builder's Plaque
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391511
Harley Creek Road Bridge
Pin connectors & decking
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391512
Harley Creek Road Bridge
Turnbuckles
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391513
Harley Creek Road Bridge
Northwestern portal
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.043231,-110.791539
Carries Camp Rotary Road (FR 1049) over Branch of Belt Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 75.8 Feet
Span Length: 74.8 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over a branch of Belt Creek on Camp Rotary Road (FR 1049)
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Cascade County
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391470
Power Coulee Road Bridge
View from the south
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391471
Power Coulee Road Bridge
Southwest abutment
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391472
Power Coulee Road Bridge
Northeast Portal
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391473
Power Coulee Road Bridge
Pin connections
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391474
Power Coulee Road Bridge
View from the southeast
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 47.245785,-110.928992
Carries Private driveway over Belt Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Belt Creek on a private driveway
History:
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Cascade County
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272491
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 18, 2013
272492
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 18, 2013
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 47.521688,-111.260677
Carries the River's Edge Trail (pedestrian trail) onto Black Eagle Mem. Island over a channel of the Missouri River
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over a channel of the Missouri River on the River's Edge Trail (pedestrian trail) onto Black Eagle Mem. Island
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908
Location: Cascade County
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272458
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt July 17, 2013
272459
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt July 17, 2013
Status: Abandoned
Location: 47.552928,-111.499512
Carries an abandoned section of old US 89 over unnamed creek
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned concrete stringer bridge over unnamed creek on an abandoned section of old US 89
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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389641
Abandoned US 89 Bridge
Road closed to the bridge
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389640
Abandoned US 89 Bridge
View from the north east
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389639
Abandoned US 89 Bridge
Corner
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389638
Abandoned US 89 Bridge
View from the northwest
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389637
Abandoned US 89 Bridge
View from the south
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389636
Abandoned US 89 Bridge
View from the north
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 47.506690,-111.312100
Carries First Ave N / Central Ave West over Missouri River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 1130.0 Feet
Span Length: 141.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Arch bridge over Missouri River on First Ave N
History: Built ca. 1920; Replaced 1996
Built: 1920
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 47.506941,-111.311826
Carries River's Edge Trail over Missouri River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Missouri River on River's Edge Trail
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Cascade County
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266522
Photo taken by montanatom1950
391773
Missouri River Bridge
View from the east
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391774
Missouri River Bridge
Pier
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391775
Missouri River Bridge
Eastern approach span
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391776
Missouri River Bridge
Deck view from the east
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391777
Missouri River Bridge
View from the northeast
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.491964,-111.333853
Carries Railroad (BNSF) over Sun River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Sun River on Railroad (BNSF)
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928
Location: Cascade County
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272648
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 16, 2013
272649
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 16, 2013
390508
BNSF - Sun River Bridge
Southern portal
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390509
BNSF - Sun River Bridge
Plaque on southern span
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390510
BNSF - Sun River Bridge
Southern span
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390511
BNSF - Sun River Bridge
Northern span
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390512
BNSF - Sun River Bridge
View from the south
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390513
BNSF - Sun River Bridge
Southern abutment
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.501924,-111.311780
Carries Railroad (BNSF) over Missouri River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 1049.9 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Missouri River on Railroad (BNSF)
History: Built 1906; Span over a road replaced 1934
Built: 1906
Location: Cascade County
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266524
Photo taken by montanatom1950
364687
Image
Published prior to 1923
391768
BNSF - Great Falls Bridge
View from the northeast
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391769
BNSF - Great Falls Bridge
Northeastern portal
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391770
BNSF - Great Falls Bridge
Pier
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391771
BNSF - Great Falls Bridge
Roadway span rebuilt in 1934
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391772
BNSF - Great Falls Bridge
View from the northeast
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.493610,-111.333094
Carries Railroad (BNSF) over 10th Avenue SW
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over 10th Avenue SW on Railroad (BNSF)
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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390456
BNSF - 10th Avenue Overpass
View from the west
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390457
BNSF - 10th Avenue Overpass
Northern pilings
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390458
BNSF - 10th Avenue Overpass
Steel stringers
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390459
BNSF - 10th Avenue Overpass
Walkway & rail support
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390460
BNSF - 10th Avenue Overpass
Southern abutment
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390461
BNSF - 10th Avenue Overpass
View from the northeast
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.514514,-111.298211
Carries Railroad (BNSF) over 6th Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over 6th Street on Railroad (BNSF)
History:
Built: 1931
Location: Cascade County
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390391
BNSF - 6th Street Overpass
View from the southwest
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390392
BNSF - 6th Street Overpass
Walkway supports
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390393
BNSF - 6th Street Overpass
Southeastern abutment
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390394
BNSF - 6th Street Overpass
Underside supports
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390395
BNSF - 6th Street Overpass
View from the north
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 47.548087,-110.960844
Carries former Milwaukee Road Railway over
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge on former Milwaukee Road Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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283339
Looking south from the former mainline
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in May 2014
283340
Deck damage looking east
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
283341
View north from bridge
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
283342
From beyond the west approach
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 47.554488,-110.950201
Carries Former Milwaukee Road Railway over Belt Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned Deck plate girder bridge over Belt Creek on Former Milwaukee Road Railway
History: Built ca. 1914
Built: Ca. 1914
Location: Cascade County
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283343
Looking east above trestle, Belt Creek Tunnel in the background
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in May 2014
283344
Bridge deck looking east
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
283345
Looking south along Belt Creek from bridge deck
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
283346
Bridge view looking northwest
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
283347
Looking down from the bridge deck
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 47.553561,-110.953934
Carries Former Milwaukee Road Railway over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned tunnel on Former Milwaukee Road Railway
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Cascade County
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283351
West Portal
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in May 2014
283352
East Portal
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.439059,-110.942390
Carries BNSF Railway over Under a hill and Enger Cutoff Road
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under a hill and Enger Cutoff Road on BNSF Railway
History: Built in 1911 by the Great Northern Railroad
Built: 1911
Location: Cascade County
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389615
BNSF Wayne Tunnel
View from above
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389614
BNSF Wayne Tunnel
Date
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
283375
West Portal
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in May 2014
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 47.514786,-111.298467
Carries River's Edge Trail over 6th Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 35.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over 6th Street on River's Edge Trail
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Cascade County
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390396
River's Edge Trail 6th Street Overpass
View from the southwest
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390397
River's Edge Trail 6th Street Overpass
Steel stringers
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390398
River's Edge Trail 6th Street Overpass
Builder's plaque
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390399
River's Edge Trail 6th Street Overpass
Concrete railing
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390400
River's Edge Trail 6th Street Overpass
Southeastern portal
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.534995,-111.206484
Carries BNSF Railroad over Missouri River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt deck truss bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railroad
History: Built 1901
Built: 1901
Location: Cascade County
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324702
Rainbow Falls Bridge from southeast
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in July 2005
324704
handsome falls railroad bridge
This photo was taken before the dam was built between the bridge and the waterfall.
Photo by Heyn's Elite Studio, Great Falls, 1902
480876
BNSF - Rainbow Falls Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Acroterion
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 47.506348,-111.312341
Carries 1st Avenue North over Missouri River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 225.0 Feet
Span Length: 225.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Missouri River on 1st Avenue North
History: Replaced 1920
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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Status:
Location: 47.348241,-110.894359
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 47.502128,-111.312442
Carries Railroad over Missouri River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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364686
Image
Published prior to 1923
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 47.520817,-111.281637
Carries 15th Street over Missouri River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Missouri River on 15th Street
History: Built 1892; Condemned & replaced 1924
Built: 1892
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 47.518963,-111.260884
Carries River's Edge Trail over Valley
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Valley on River's Edge Trail
History: Built 1902;
Built: 1902
Location: Cascade County
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390462
River's Edge Trail - Black Eagle Falls Trestle
View from the southeast
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390463
River's Edge Trail - Black Eagle Falls Trestle
Approach
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390464
River's Edge Trail - Black Eagle Falls Trestle
Main bridge
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.365494,-110.906456
Carries CR 237 over Belt Creek 084
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 155.2 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Belt Creek 084 on CR 237
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938
Location: Cascade County
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390425
Central Ave Bridge Over Belt Creek Armington
View from the south
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390426
Central Ave Bridge Over Belt Creek Armington
Southwestern abutment
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390427
Central Ave Bridge Over Belt Creek Armington
Railing
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390428
Central Ave Bridge Over Belt Creek Armington
Decking & metal pilings
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
390429
Central Ave Bridge Over Belt Creek Armington
Southwestern portal
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status:
Location: 47.365541,-110.906460
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.502249,-111.932654
Carries SIMMS FAIRFIELD RD over
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 379.0 Feet
Span Length: 95.1 Feet
Overview: UCEB over Sun River on Simms-Fairfield Road (Rte 565)
History:
Built: 1983
Location: Cascade County
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389619
Sun River Replacement Bridge at Simms
Southeastern portal
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389618
Sun River Replacement Bridge at Simms
View from the northwest
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389617
Sun River Replacement Bridge at Simms
Three piers
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389616
Sun River Replacement Bridge at Simms
View from the northeast
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.495256,-111.960692
Carries Frontage Road 022 over Simms Creek 112
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 149.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Simms Creek 112 on Frontage Road 022
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934
Location: Cascade County
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389648
Simms Creek Bridge
East Portal
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389647
Simms Creek Bridge
View from the northeast
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389645
Simms Creek Bridge
Eastern abutment
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389646
Simms Creek Bridge
Wooden stringers
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389644
Simms Creek Bridge
Water drain spout
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389643
Simms Creek Bridge
Central pier
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
389642
Simms Creek Bridge
View from the southeast
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status: Partial collapse in 1975, replaced in 1983
Location: 47.502411,-111.933409
Carries Simms Fairfield Road (Rte 565) over Sun River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: (2)7-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 254.0 Feet
Span Length: 127.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sun River on Simms Fairfield Road (Rte 565)
History: Built 1912; one span collapsed due to collision in 1975; other span replaced and relocated in 1983.
Built: 1912
Location: Cascade County
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383425
Sun River Circa 1912
Old Postcard View
472305
Simms Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: July 25 1912
472306
Simms Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: April 26 1975
472307
Simms Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: May 4 1975
472308
Simms Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: May 4 1975
472309
Simms Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: May 4 1975
472310
Simms Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: May 4 1975
472311
Simms Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: May 4 1975
472312
Simms Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: August 27 1983
Status:
Location: 47.385537,-110.930337
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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Status:
Location: 47.346016,-110.895675
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.972711,-110.759536
Carries Us 89 Fh 32 over Belt Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Belt Creek on Us 89 Fh 32
History: Built 1951
Built: 1951
Location: Cascade County
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391475
Highway 89 Bridge Over Belt Creek
View from the west
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391476
Highway 89 Bridge Over Belt Creek
Southern Portal
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391477
Highway 89 Bridge Over Belt Creek
Guard rail
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391478
Highway 89 Bridge Over Belt Creek
Southern abutment
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
391479
Highway 89 Bridge Over Belt Creek
View from the northwest
Photo taken by David Jones in May 2017
Status:
Location: 47.172338,-111.826959
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.172350,-111.826950
Carries Frontage Road 003 over Prewett Creek 070
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 80.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Prewett Creek 070 on Frontage Road 003
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Cascade County
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403994
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Prewett Creek
Eastern portal
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
403995
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Prewett Creek
Easter pier
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
403996
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Prewett Creek
Western pier
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
403997
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Prewett Creek
view from the south west
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
403998
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Prewett Creek
View from the north west
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
Status:
Location: 47.153464,-111.833582
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.153417,-111.833575
Carries Frontage Road 003 over Novak Creek 005
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Novak Creek 005 on Frontage Road 003
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Cascade County
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403999
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Novak Creek
View from the south west - south side of the bridge
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
404000
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Novak Creek
View from the east - south side of the bridge
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
404001
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Novak Creek
Western abutment
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
404002
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Novak Creek
Underneath view of the north side of the bridge
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
404003
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Novak Creek
View from the west
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
404004
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Novak Creek
Concrete railing
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
404005
Frontage Road 003 Bridge Over Novak Creek
Northeastern portal
Photo taken by David Jones in September 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.449403,-111.295825
Carries Lower River Road over Sand Coulee Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 58.1 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Sand Coulee Creek on Lower River Road
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 47.430437,-111.502470
Carries Millegan Road over Missouri River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pennsylvania Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Millegan Road
History: Built 1914; Replaced 1983
Built: 1914
Location: Cascade County
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458747
Ulm Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: May 31 1964
458748
Ulm Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: May 31 1964
458749
Ulm Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: September 16 1983
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.500024,-111.313992
Carries BNSF Railway over Pit
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Pit on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.063131,-110.808417
Carries Alpha Six Lane over Belt Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 147.6 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Belt Creek on Alpha Six Lane
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.433711,-111.506953
Carries I-15 over Ulm Vaughn Road/Millegan Road
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Pair of three-span continuous concrete tee beam bridges
Total Length: 129.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pair of concrete tee beam bridges over Ulm Vaughn Road/Millegan Road on I-15 at Ulm
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.269603,-111.696036
Carries Cascade Hound Creek Road/Central Ave E over Missouri River
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder
Total Length: 65.3 Feet
Span Length: 180.1 Feet
Overview: Deck girder bridge over Missouri River on Cascade Hound Creek Road/Central Ave E
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 47.176108,-110.946727
Carries Sluice Boxes State Park Hiking Trail over Hill
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Hill on Sluice Boxes State Park Hiking Trail
History: Built 1890; Abandoned 1945
Built: 1890
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.342703,-110.885999
Carries BNSF Railway over Big Otter Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 145.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Big Otter Creek on BNSF Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 47.492627,-111.338073
Carries 14th Street SW over Sun River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: (2)8-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sun River on 14th Street SW
History: Built 1908 by the Massillon Bridge Company; removed 1984
Built: 1908
Location: Cascade County
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472298
Fourteenth Street - Sun River Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: August 18 1960
472299
Fourteenth Street - Sun River Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: August 19 1973
472300
Fourteenth Street - Sun River Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: February 16 1975
472301
Fourteenth Street - Sun River Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: January 29 1981
472302
Fourteenth Street - Sun River Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: June 30 1982
472303
Fourteenth Street - Sun River Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: December 2 1983
472304
Fourteenth Street - Sun River Bridge
Great Falls Tribune: December 3 1983
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.159879,-111.831231
Carries BNSF Railway over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under hillside on BNSF Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 47.493358,-111.311575
Carries Us 89-Mt 3-Mt 200 over Missouri River-U5205-Rr
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 2092.3 Feet
Span Length: 185.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Missouri River-U5205-Rr on Us 89-Mt 3-Mt 200
History: Built 1951
Built: 1951
Location: Cascade County
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488788
O.S.Warden Bridge
1951 bridge is in the rear
Photo from wikimedia
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 47.269620,-111.696496
Carries Cascade Hound Creek Rd over Missouri River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: (2)10-panel, pinned Camelback through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Missouri River on Cascade Hound Creek Rd
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Cascade County
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497897
County Bridge
view c 1909
Photo from old postcard
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 47.519333,-111.261764
Carries Walkway over Missouri River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 1100.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Wire suspension bridge over Missouri River on Walkway
History:
Built:
Location: Cascade County
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501737
Photo taken from The Street Railway Journal; April 1893
501769
Photo taken from Electric Railway Review; Volume 5; 1895
501770
Bridge can be seen in background
Photo taken from Electric Railway Review; Volume 5; 1895
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
