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]