Bridge (Royal, Nebraska) Explained

Bridge
Coordinates:42.4139°N -98.0672°W
Builder:Lackawanna Steel Co.; Western Bridge & Construction Co.
Architecture:Kingpost pony truss
Added:June 29, 1992
Delisted:March 25, 2019
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
Refnum:92000725

The Bridge designated NEHBS No. AP00-252 near Royal, Nebraska built in 1911 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It brought a township road over an unnamed stream, about 6.8miles northeast of Royal. The bridge was fabricated by the Lackawanna Steel Co. and built by the Western Bridge & Construction Co. of Omaha, Nebraska at cost of $1,149. It was a Kingpost pony truss bridge with span length of 30feet, total length of 32feet, and roadway width of 16feet.[1]

When listed on the National Register, it was one of the last two surviving kingpost truss bridges in the state; the other was the Verdigris Creek Bridge (c.1918), also in Antelope County near Royal.[2] It seems that the bridge no longer exists. The site is not listed on Nebraska State Historical Society's website.[3] It was delisted from the National Register in 2019.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=92000725}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bridge / NEHBS No. AP00-252 ]. National Park Service. Clayton B. Fraser . June 30, 1991 . September 1, 2017. With .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=92000770}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Verdigris Creek Bridge / NEHBS No. AP00-253]. National Park Service. Clayton B. Eraser . June 30, 1991 . September 4, 2017. With .
  3. Web site: Nebraska National Register Sites in Antelope County. https://web.archive.org/web/20000413225055/http://nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/antelope.htm. usurped. April 13, 2000. 2010-04-09.