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Red Trail Bridge
Description
Biography/History When the Red Trail, later known as Highway 10, was extended from Mandan to Medora, the Little Missouri River did not have a crossing. Motorists either forded the river or waited for a railroad crew to carry their auto across on a flatcar. Funds for a bridge were raised from communities along the route; donations ranged from $800 to $1,700. It was known locally as "The Bridge That Boost Built." At its dedication a crowd gathered to hear North Dakota poet James W. Foley, Jr. read an original composition entitled "The Building of the Bridge."
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Through truss bridge over Little Missouri River on Old Highway 10
- Location
- Medora, Billings County, North Dakota
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Replaced
- Design
- Through truss
- Also called
- The Bridge That Boost Built
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +46.91658, -103.53210 (decimal degrees)
46°54'60" N, 103°31'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 13/611770/5196940 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Medora
- Inventory number
- BH 60351 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 22, 2014: Added by Dave King
Sources
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com