NRHP: Loosveldt Bridge
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Loosveldt Bridge
NRHP Reference #: 92000730
NRHP Listing Date: 19920629
Location
9.1 mi SE of Rushville, Sheridan County, Nebraska
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Summary
On August 25, 1933, heavy rains flooded the Niobrara River, washing out all bridges over the river in Sheridan County. The Sheridan County Commissioners declared an emergency and quickly acted to replace the bridges. In November the county solicited bids for reconstruction of the Loosveldt Bridge south of Rushville and applied for Federal Emergency Relief money to defray a portion of the cost for a replacement bridge. The county contracted with General Construction to provide a used span and erect it at the Loosveldt crossing. The 248-foot span was to come from the Columbus Loup River Bridge, which was replaced earlier in 1933 by another structure. General Construction moved the truss to the Looseveldt site and re-assembled it on steel pile bent piers in 1934. The county maintained the Loosveldt Bridge as a county road until 1984, at which time it was sold to the adjacent landowner.
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