Beaver Creek Bridge (Finley, North Dakota)

Beaver Creek Bridge
Nearest city Finley, North Dakota
Coordinates 47°35′16″N 97°33′28″W / 47.58778°N 97.55778°W / 47.58778; -97.55778Coordinates: 47°35′16″N 97°33′28″W / 47.58778°N 97.55778°W / 47.58778; -97.55778
Area less than one acre
Built 1913
Built by Fargo Bridge & Iron Co.
Architectural style Pratt through truss, Other
MPS Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
NRHP Reference # 97000183[1]
Added to NRHP February 27, 1997

The Beaver Creek Bridge near Finley, North Dakota, also known as Newburgh Bridge, is a Pratt through truss bridge that was built in 1913. It is a pinned Pratt pony truss bridge and is "the oldest documented bridge in Steele County constructed by a long-term county bridge builder, the Fargo Bridge and Iron Company. Fargo built bridges in Steele County in almost every year between 1904 and 1920."[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

It is owned and maintained by Steele County.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beaver Creek Bridge" (PDF). and accompanying photos
  3. Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota" (PDF). National Park Service.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/29/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.