| Ponca Creek Bridge | |
| Coordinates: | 42.8242°N -98.4069°W |
| Built: | 1904 |
| Builder: | Lackawanna Steel Co. |
| Architecture: | Pratt half-hip pony truss |
| Added: | June 29, 1992 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Mpsub: | Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS |
| Refnum: | 92000769 |
The Ponca Creek Bridge, also known as NEHBS No. BD00-224, is a historic Pratt truss bridge spanning Ponca Creek that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The "half-hip" pony truss bridge was built in 1904 as a single-span bridge having a 48feet main span and, with timber stringer approach span having a 79feet total length. Its roadway was 14.3feet wide, with timber deck over timber stringers.
The steel bridge was fabricated by Lackawanna Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was built by E. Roy Townsend of O'Neill, Nebraska.[1]
The original bridge may no longer be in place.[2]
