Rainbow Arch Bridge (Valley City, North Dakota)

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Rainbow Arch Bridge
Rainbow Arch Bridge, Spanning Sheyenne River at Main Street, East, Valley City (Barnes County, North Dakota).jpg
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LocationBusiness Loop 94.svg I-94 BL (Main Street East), across the Sheyenne River, Valley City, North Dakota
Coordinates 46°55′25″N97°59′29″W / 46.92361°N 97.99139°W / 46.92361; -97.99139
Arealess than one acre
Built1925
Built by Marsh Engineering Company; Minneapolis Bridge Company
Architectural styleMarsh Rainbow Arch
MPS Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No. 97000170 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1997 [2]
Removed from NRHPSeptember 23, 2004

The Rainbow Arch Bridge at Valley City, North Dakota, also known as Main Street Bridge, is a Marsh Rainbow Arch structure that was built in 1925. One year later it was designated as part of an overlap with US 10 and US 52, but was replaced by business routes of both roads and later given the additional overlap of Interstate Business Route 94 which gradually replaced the U.S. business routes. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 27, 1997, [1] [3] but was demolished and replaced in 2004. [4]

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It was removed from the National Register in September, 2004. [1] A small park with a memorial to the previous bridge can be found along the sidewalk on the southwest bank of the Sheyenne River.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Mark Hufstetler (December 10, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Roadway Bridges of North Dakota". National Park Service.
  4. Iconic and Rare Bridge Connects Communities (KLJ Engineering)

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