NRHP: Turkey Creek Bridge
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Turkey Creek Bridge
NRHP Reference #: 92000711
NRHP Listing Date: 19920629
Location
3 mi SW of Ragan, Harlan County, Nebraska
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Summary
No exact references have been found to determine who built the bridge or when. The truss leg bedstead, however, was reportedly first used in Nebraska sometime around 1896, remaining popular until the early 1900s. In September 1899 the County Commissioners ordered that an iron or steel bridge be constructed over the creek near Ragan. The contract was awarded to the Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, on September 5, 1899. Constituted of steel components, this bedstead is very likely that structure. Its legs have been partially encased in concrete, but the structure remains otherwise intact. The Turkey Creek Bridge is technologically significant as one of the few intact bedsteads remaining in the state.
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