| Big Blue River Bridge | |
| Location: | Township road over the Big Blue River, 1 mile southeast of Surprise |
| Nearest City: | Surprise, Nebraska |
| Coordinates: | 41.1008°N -97.2911°W |
| Built: | 1897 |
| Builder: | Canton Bridge Co.
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| Architecture: | Pin-connected Pratt truss |
| Added: | June 29, 1992 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 92000708 |
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. It was deemed significant as a relatively rare example, and one of the oldest examples documented in Nebraska, of a truss leg bedstead bridge.[1]
As of 2010, the bridge was closed to traffic.[2] The Bridge is no longer closed.
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