Verdigris Creek Bridge

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Verdigris Creek Bridge
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LocationTownship road over Verdigris Creek, 1.9 miles northeast of Royal in Antelope County, Nebraska
Coordinates 42°21′31″N98°06′23″W / 42.358611°N 98.106389°W / 42.358611; -98.106389 Coordinates: 42°21′31″N98°06′23″W / 42.358611°N 98.106389°W / 42.358611; -98.106389
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1918
Built by Western Bridge & Construction Co.
Architectural styleKingpost pony truss
MPS Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No. 92000770 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 29, 1992

Verdigris Creek Bridge in Antelope County, Nebraska near Royal, Nebraska was built in about 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1] It is also denoted NEHBS No. AP00-253. [1]

It is a Kingpost pony truss bridge which probably was built by the Western Bridge & Construction Co. It was well preserved when listed on the National Register and was then the last of just two surviving kingpost truss bridges in the state. [2]

The other one, also in Antelope County, designated NEHBS No. APOO-252 and also NRHP-listed, [2] seems no longer to exist.

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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. 1 2 Clayton B. Eraser (June 30, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Verdigris Creek Bridge / NEHBS No. AP00-253". National Park Service . Retrieved September 4, 2017. With photo from 1989.