Big Blue River Bridge (Surprise, Nebraska)

Big Blue River Bridge
Location Township road over the Big Blue River, 1 mile southeast of Surprise
Nearest city Surprise, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°6′3″N 97°17′28″W / 41.10083°N 97.29111°W / 41.10083; -97.29111Coordinates: 41°6′3″N 97°17′28″W / 41.10083°N 97.29111°W / 41.10083; -97.29111
Area less than one acre
Built 1897
Built by Canton Bridge Co.; Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.
Architectural style Pin-connected Pratt truss
MPS Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference # 92000708[1]
Added to NRHP June 29, 1992

The Big Blue River Bridge near Surprise, Nebraska is a pin-connected Pratt truss bridge that was built in 1897. It was designed and built by the Canton Bridge Co. with steel fabricated by the Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.. Also denoted NEHBS No. BU00-84, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1][2] It was deemed significant as a relatively rare example, and one of the oldest examples documented in Nebraska, of a truss leg bedstead bridge.[2]

As of 2010, the bridge was closed to traffic.[3] The Bridge is no longer closed.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Clayton B. Fraser (June 30, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Big Blue River Bridge / NEHBS Number BUOO-84". National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1989
  3. ↑ See October 2010 photo of bridge


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