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The Lincoln Construction Company was an American construction company in Nebraska. The company built several bridges in Nebraska between 1913 and 1916. A state engineer, after inspecting one of the company's bridge, found that "the workmanship as a whole was decidedly poor" and recommended suspending all payments on the bridge until the "poor appearance" was remedied. [1] Company president, W.S. Collett, stated that the company's experience in the bridge business had been "more or less disastrous, from a financial point... which leads me to the conclusion that I had better quit while my credit remains good." [1]

Despite the findings of the state engineer, five of the bridges built by Lincoln Construction Company have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] They are:

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References

  1. 1 2 Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Carns State Aid Bridge" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Deering Bridge" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Sutherland State Aid Bridge" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Historic Bridges of Nebraska: Sutherland State Aid Bridge". Federal Highway Administration.