Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.683817,-98.951304
Carries Basway Strip Access over North Channel Platte River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 258.9 Feet
Span Length: 86.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Channel Platte River on Basway Strip Access
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Buffalo County
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236984
Photo taken by James McCray
236985
Photo taken by James McCray
236986
Photo taken by James McCray
236987
Photo taken by James McCray
236988
Photo taken by James McCray
236989
Photo taken by James McCray
236990
Photo taken by James McCray
236991
Photo taken by James McCray
236992
Photo taken by James McCray
236993
Photo taken by James McCray
236994
Photo taken by James McCray
236995
Photo taken by James McCray
236996
Photo taken by James McCray
236997
Photo taken by James McCray
236998
Photo taken by James McCray
236999
Photo taken by James McCray
237000
Photo taken by James McCray
237001
Photo taken by James McCray
275372
Photo taken 1989
Photo taken from NRHP Form
275735
North channel platte river
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in August 2013
413824
Kilgore Bridge
Nice place to go riding.
Photo taken by Ralph Hanson in December 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.960740,-98.779210
Carries Sioux Road over Cherry Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 66.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Cherry Creek on Sioux Road, 4 mi. south and 7 mi. east of Ravenna
History: Built ca. 1935
Built: ca. 1935
Location: Buffalo County
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412093
CherryCreek
Photo taken by Ralph Hanson in November 2017
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.037557,-98.969663
Carries Poole Road over Mud Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Mud Creek on Poole Road
History: Built ca. 1935; replaced 2016
Built: ca. 1935
Location: Buffalo County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.039969,-98.988734
Carries Imperial Road over Mud Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Mud Creek on Imperial Road, 1 mi. southeast of Sweetwater
History: Built 1935; replaced 2014
Built: 1935
Location: Buffalo County
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412094
MudCreek
The Mud Creek modern replacement bridge.
Photo taken by Ralph Hanson in November 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.752504,-98.843043
Carries Murnen Avenue over Wood River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 35.1 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Wood River on Murnen Avenue in Gibbon
History: Built ca. 1935
Built: ca. 1935
Location: Buffalo County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.040944,-99.007778
Carries Sweetwater Road over Mud Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 80.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: 5-panel pin-connected Pratt pony truss bridge over Mud Creek on Sweetwater Road at Sweetwater
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Buffalo County
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275373
Taken in 1989
Photo taken from NRHP Form
275374
File:Sweetwater bridge from SW.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275375
File:Sweetwater bridge from W 1.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275376
File:Sweetwater bridge from W 2.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275377
File:Sweetwater bridge from S 2.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275378
File:Sweetwater bridge from S 1.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275379
File:Sweetwater bridge from below.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275382
File:Sweetwater bridge E truss.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275383
File:Sweetwater bridge detail top middle 2.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275384
File:Sweetwater bridge detail top middle 1.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275385
File:Sweetwater bridge detail top corner 2.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275386
File:Sweetwater bridge detail top corner 1.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275387
File:Sweetwater bridge detail SW deck.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275388
File:Sweetwater bridge detail deck level 5.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275389
File:Sweetwater bridge detail S truss.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275390
File:Sweetwater bridge detail S truss turnbuckle.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275391
File:Sweetwater bridge detail NW deck.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275392
File:Sweetwater bridge detail deck level 6.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275393
File:Sweetwater bridge detail deck level 4.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275394
File:Sweetwater bridge detail deck level 3.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275395
File:Sweetwater bridge detail deck level 2.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
275396
File:Sweetwater bridge detail deck level 1.JPG
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Ammodramus
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.902121,-99.326768
Carries 235th Road over Wood River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 101.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Wood River on 235th Road, 1.5 mi. south and 3.2 mi. east of Miller
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Buffalo County
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188445
Wood River Bridge
View of the bridge as seen when driving eastbound on 235th Rd. This is about 0.5 miles off of State Route 40 near the former town of Watertown.
Photo taken by Fmiser in November 2010
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.796011,-99.179287
Carries Dove Hill Road over Wood River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Wood River on Dove Hill Road, .5 mi. northwest of Riverdale
History: Built ca. 1935; rehabilitated 1970; replaced 2012
Built: ca. 1935
Location: Buffalo County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.948244,-99.425494
Carries Apache Road/450 Road over Wood River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 59.1 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Wood River on Apache Road/450 Road
History: Built ca. 1935; replaced 2012
Built: ca. 1935
Location: Buffalo County
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Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 40.669883,-99.038468
Carries a pedestrian walkway (museum type exhibit) over I-80
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: The bridge is technically a steel arch covered bridge.
Total Length: 309.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over I-80 on a pedestrian walkway (museum type exhibit)
History: Built as a monument to the Great Platte River Road in 1999.
Built: 1999
Location: Buffalo County
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237077
Photo taken by James McCray
237078
Photo taken by James McCray
237079
Photo taken by James McCray
237080
Photo taken by James McCray
237081
Photo taken by James McCray
237082
Photo taken by James McCray
237083
Photo taken by James McCray
237084
Photo taken by James McCray
237085
Photo taken by James McCray
237086
Photo taken by James McCray
237087
Photo taken by James McCray
237088
Photo taken by James McCray
237089
Photo taken by James McCray
237090
Photo taken by James McCray
237091
Photo taken by James McCray
237092
Photo taken by James McCray
237093
Photo taken by James McCray
275738
Archway Monument Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in August 2013
275739
Archway Monument Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in August 2013
413823
Great Platte River Road Archway Monument
View of the Archway from a gravel road on other side of the interstate.
Photo taken by Ralph Hanson in December 2017
Status: Open to pedestrians and bicycles
Location: 40.671259,-99.038497
Carries Pedestrian walkway over Archway Lake
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Archway Lake on pedestrian walkway
History: Built 1914 by the Canton Bridge Co. for vehicle use in Pierce County; relocated here in 2005.
Built: 1914
Location: Buffalo County
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237002
Looking North
Photo taken by James McCray
237003
Looking North
Photo taken by James McCray
237004
Looking Northeast
Photo taken by James McCray
237005
Closeup of Lower Chord Joint
Photo taken by James McCray
237006
Bridge Plaque
Photo taken by James McCray
237007
Steel Stamp
Photo taken by James McCray
237008
Historic Sign Marker
Photo taken by James McCray
237009
Looking North
Photo taken by James McCray
237010
Closeup (Looking North)
Photo taken by James McCray
237011
Bridge Plaque
Photo taken by James McCray
237012
Fish/Bird Food Vending Machine
Perhaps this was an original feature of the bridge. Then again, maybe not.
Photo taken by James McCray
237013
Looking South
The bridge is in line with the Great River Road Archway Monument.
Photo taken by James McCray
237014
Looking South
Photo taken by James McCray
237015
Northern Bridge Plaque
Photo taken by James McCray
237016
Oblique View (Looking Southeast)
Photo taken by James McCray
237017
Looking Southeast
Photo taken by James McCray
237018
Looking Eastward
Photo taken by James McCray
237019
Closeup of Bridge's Western Face
Photo taken by James McCray
237020
Looking Southeast
Photo taken by James McCray
237021
Oblique View (Looking Southwest)
Photo taken by James McCray
237022
Looking Southwest
Photo taken by James McCray
237023
Barrel Shot
Photo taken by James McCray
237024
Northern Portal
Photo taken by James McCray
237025
Southern Portal
Photo taken by James McCray
237026
Looking Westward
Photo taken by James McCray
237027
Looking Westward
Photo taken by James McCray
237028
Looking North
Photo taken by James McCray
237029
Looking Eastward
Photo taken by James McCray
237030
Looking East
Photo taken by James McCray
275736
Historic Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in August 2013
275737
Historic Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in August 2013
511554
Builder's Plate
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
511555
Barrel view, looking north
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
511556
Tight laced vertical
Remarkable, because a single rolled member would weigh about the same, and be much easier to produce.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
511557
Laced vertical member
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
511558
Turnnbuckle
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
511559
Barrel shot looking south
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
511560
Deck and railing
Former fish food dispenser appears to be abandoned. Now you have to buy fish food in the Archway gift shop.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
511561
Upper end of top chord
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
511562
Interior of bridge, looking north
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
511563
Lower chord and its connections
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
511564
Lower abutment connection
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
511565
Bird's nest inside upper chord
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2017
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.662369,-98.987885
Carries Three Bridges Hike-Bike Trail (Former CB&Q) over Platte River
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Platte River on Three Bridges Hike-Bike Trail (Former CB&Q)
History: Originally the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, Bought by CB&Q in 1872
Built:
Location: Buffalo County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.694658,-99.084422
Carries N44 over Union Pacific Railroad and N. Railroad Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Welded continuous steel stringer
Total Length: 639.1 Feet
Span Length: 78.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad and N. Railroad Street on N44
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Buffalo County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.685081,-99.161219
Carries 62nd Avenue over North Channel Platte River
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Pin-connected, half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over North Channel Platte River on 62nd Avenue
History: Built 1902; replaced 1993
Built: 1902
Location: Buffalo County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.768333,-98.788333
Carries 100th Road over Wood River
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Wood River on 100th Road
History: Built ca. 1935
Built: ca. 1935
Location: Buffalo County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.044424,-99.330920
Carries CR 385 over Elk Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Elk Creek on CR 385
History: Built ca. 1935
Built: ca. 1935
Location: Buffalo County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.657554,-99.086075
Carries S 2nd Avenue over Platte River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Platte River on S 2nd Avenue
History:
Built:
Location: Buffalo County
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497938
Platte River Bridge
1930 view
Photo from old postcard
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.
