Berry State Aid Bridge

Berry State Aid Bridge
Nearest cityValentine, Nebraska
Coordinates42°54′7″N 100°21′44″W / 42.90194°N 100.36222°W / 42.90194; -100.36222
Arealess than one acre
Built1920-21
ArchitectNebraska Bureau of Roads & Bridges; Et al.
Architectural stylePratt through truss
MPSHighway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.92000753[1]
Added to NRHPJune 29, 1992

The Berry State Aid Bridge spans the Niobrara River in Cherry County, Nebraska near Valentine, Nebraska. It is a historic Pratt through truss bridge that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Also known as the Niobrara River Bridge and identified as NEHBS No. CE00-225, it was built during 1920–21. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

It replaced an original bridge at the site that was built in 1899, which was moved about five miles to replace another bridge, and which is now also NRHP-listed as Brewer Bridge. During construction of the new Berry State Aid Bridge, a dynamite blast damaged it, but it was completed by June 1921.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Clayton B. Fraser (June 30, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Berry State Aid Bridge / Niobrara Bridge / NEHBS No. CE00-225". National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1990