Ponca Creek Bridge | |
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| Location | County road over Ponca Creek, 3 miles east of Lynch, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 42°49′27″N 98°24′25″W / 42.82422°N 98.406896°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1904 |
| Built by | Lackawanna Steel Co.; E. Roy Townsend |
| Architectural style | Pratt half-hip pony truss |
| MPS | Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000769[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 29, 1992 |
The Ponca Creek Bridge, also known as NEHBS No. BD00-224, is a historic Pratt truss bridge spanning Ponca Creek that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
The "half-hip" pony truss bridge was built in 1904 as a single-span bridge having a 48 feet (15 m) main span and, with timber stringer approach span having a 79 feet (24 m) total length. Its roadway was 14.3 feet (4.4 m) wide, with timber deck over timber stringers.[2]
The steel bridge was fabricated by Lackawanna Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was built by E. Roy Townsend of O'Neill, Nebraska.[2]
The original bridge may no longer be in place.[note 1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ See photo of bridge currently at site. According to uglybridges.com, the current bridge was built in 1994.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Clayton B. Fraser (June 30, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ponca Creek Bridge / NEHBS No. BD00-224". National Park Service. Retrieved April 16, 2017. With photo from 1990.
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