NRHP: Republican River Bridge
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Republican River Bridge
NRHP Reference #: 92000765
NRHP Listing Date: 19920629
Location
2.5 mi SE of Riverton, Franklin County, Nebraska
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Summary
In Nebraska, the pinned Pratt through truss was the bridge of choice for medium-span applications in the early 1900s. Most of the structures erected during this period consisted of single spans, but a number of multiple-span trusses - such as the Republican River Bridge, constructed in 1911, and the North Loup Bridge in Valley County - were built over the wider crossings. However, almost all of these early bridges have since been replaced or substantially altered. A regionally important crossing in southern Nebraska, the Republican River Bridge, located near Riverton, is technologically significant as a well preserved example of this now uncommon vehicular bridge type.
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