Clear Creek Bridge | |
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Nearest city | Bellwood, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 41°23′03″N97°20′06″W / 41.38417°N 97.33500°W Coordinates: 41°23′03″N97°20′06″W / 41.38417°N 97.33500°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1891 |
Built by | King Bridge Co.; CRM Co. |
Architectural style | Warren through truss |
MPS | Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92000734 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 29, 1992 |
The Clear Creek Bridge, in Butler County, Nebraska near Bellwood, Nebraska, was built in 1891. It is a Warren through truss bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]
It is a 73 feet (22 m) single-span bridge. It was designed and built by the King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio; it was fabricated by the CRM Co. [2]
Its 1991 National Register nomination noted that "the bridge's integrity has been diminished by later alterations, [but] this fact is mitigated by the structure's extreme rarity and age. Among Nebraska's oldest vehicular spans, the crossing continues to carry vehicular traffic." [2] In 2010, the bridge was blocked off and no longer carried traffic. [3]
It brings a township road over Clear Creek about 5.8 miles (9.3 km) northwest of Bellwood. [2]
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