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Overview: Through truss bridge over Elkhorn River on Elm Street at Neligh
Location: Antelope County, Nebraska
Status: Collapsed into river, but remains and is feasible to restore.
Future prospects: Future uncertain. Bridge may be removed or repaired.
History: Built 1910 by the Western Bridge & Construction Co. Collapsed into river in June 2011.
Builder: - Western Bridge & Construction Co. of Omaha, Nebraska
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 140.1 ft.
Total length: 142.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1992
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.12567, -98.03117 (decimal degrees)
42°07'32" N, 98°01'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/580078/4664183 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Neligh
Inventory numbers: NRHP 92000724 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
NE C000202710P (Nebraska bridge number)
BH 23765 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2010): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 27.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 250

August 7, 2011: New photos from James McCray
June 6, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: Bridge has collapsed, but remains feasible to restore.
June 14, 2010: New photos from Nathan Holth