Prairie Dog Creek Bridge Explained

Prairie Dog Creek Bridge
Location:Township road over Prairie Dog Creek, 8.5 miles south and 1 mile west of Orleans
Nearest City:Orleans, Nebraska
Coordinates:40.0044°N -99.48°W
Built:1913
Builder:Monarch Engineering Co., Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.
Architecture:Camelback pony truss
Added:June 29, 1992
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:92000712

The Prairie Dog Creek Bridge, near Orleans, Nebraska, is a historic Camelback pony truss bridge that was built in 1913. It was designed and built by Monarch Engineering Co., with its steel was fabricated by Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. Also designated as NEHBS No. HN00-53, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

The bridge is a single rigid-connected Camelback pony truss and has carried vehicular traffic since 1913.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=92000712}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prairie Dog Creek Bridge / NEHBS No. HN00-53 ]. National Park Service. and