Fromberg Concrete Arch Bridge

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Fromberg Concrete Arch Bridge
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LocationRiver Street over Clarks Fork Yellowstone River, Fromberg, Montana
Coordinates 45°23′30″N108°53′42″W / 45.39167°N 108.89500°W / 45.39167; -108.89500
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
Built byBeley Construction Company
ArchitectC. A. Gibson
Architectural styleConcrete arch bridge
MPS Fromberg MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001790 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1993

The Fromberg Concrete Arch Bridge, in Fromberg, Montana, was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1] It carries River Street over the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River. [1]

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It is a three-span concrete deck arch bridge designed by Carbon County, Montana, surveyor C. A. Gibson and was "quite advanced for the time": it has "flattened parabolic arches with a rise to span ratio of 1 to 7." At its completion it was the largest concrete bridge in the state. [2]

In 1993 it was the oldest multi-arch concrete bridge surviving in the state. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Johnson, Lon (August 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fromberg Concrete Arch Bridge". National Park Service . Retrieved September 8, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1992 and one from c. 1914