Toston Bridge

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Toston Bridge
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LocationSpanning the Missouri River, on an abandoned segment of old U.S. Route 287, at Toston, MT
Coordinates 46°10′19″N111°26′34″W / 46.17194°N 111.44278°W / 46.17194; -111.44278
Architectural styleBridge
NRHP reference No. 05000720
Added to NRHPJuly 20, 2005 [1]

The Toston Bridge is a site on the National Register of Historic Places spanning the Missouri River, on an abandoned segment of old U.S. Route 287, at Toston, Montana. It was added to the Register on July 20, 2005.

It is a steel, three-span riveted Warren through truss bridge supported by two reinforced concrete piers and by reinforced concrete abutments. It is 525 feet (160 m) long, with three 175 feet (53 m)-long spans. [2]

It crosses the Missouri River in an area where the river flows north. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Jon Axline (November 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Toston Bridge / 24BW8 14". National Park Service . Retrieved July 29, 2017. With four photos from 2004.