Western Bridge and Construction Company

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The Western Bridge and Construction Company, located in Omaha, Nebraska, was one of the foremost bridge engineering and manufacturing companies in the Midwestern United States. Several of their bridges are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Their headquarters were located in the Bee Building in Downtown Omaha. [1]

A number of its bridges are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Gross State Aid Bridge Gross State Aid Bridge from SW 2.JPG
Gross State Aid Bridge

There are two Western bridges in Garden County, Nebraska, including the Lisco State Aid Bridge near Lisco, Nebraska and Lewellen State Aid Bridge in Lewellen, Nebraska. [2] [3] The Lewellen and Lisco bridges are the only remaining intact examples of state aid pony trusses in Nebraska, and the Lisco Bridge is significant as one of the last remaining structures from the state aid bridge program. [4]

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  1. American Highway Association. (1914) Good Roads Year Book. p 471.
  2. "Historic Bridges of Nebraska: Garden County", U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 4/6/08.
  3. "Historical Bridges", Garden County, Nebraska. Retrieved 4/7/08.
  4. "Historic Lisco State Aid Bridge," LASR.net. Retrieved 4/7/08.
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