Souris River Bridge

Photos

Elliott 1

Photo taken by Mark Hufstetler April 1996

BH Photo #280702

Design details of the bridge's substructure and superstructure are outlined below:

Substructure: concrete abutments and wingwalls; tubular piers under main span

Superstructure: upper chords: two channel sections with continuous cover plate along upper flanges and batten plates along lower flanges

lower chords: paired punched eyebars

verticals: two channel sections joined with lacing bars; square rods at hips

diagonals: paired punched eyebars

counters: looped square rods

portal: paired angle sections

sway bracing: paired angle sections joined with lacing bars

laterals (bottom): round rods

floor system: I-beam stringers with outside channels; I-beam floor beams hung from the verticals with U-bolts

decking: single-layer wood; wood curbs

railing: 2 angle sections

steelmaker's marks: CARNEGIE Steel Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

From the NRHP Registration Form

Overview: Through truss bridge over Souris River on Railroad Road, 4 mi. north of Towner
Location: McHenry County, North Dakota
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1902
Builders: - Carnegie Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Fargo Bridge & Iron Co. of Fargo, North Dakota
Design: Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 119.1 ft.
Total length: 180.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 27, 1997
Also called: Elliott Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +48.40746, -100.39596 (decimal degrees)
48°24'27" N, 100°23'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/396691/5362530 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Towner NW
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 5
Inventory numbers: NRHP 97000181 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
ND 25-131-160 (North Dakota bridge number)
BH 23499 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2016): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 23.6 (out of 100)
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