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Verdigre Bridge

Cherry County, Nebraska

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken by James McCray

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BH Photo #207837

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Niobrara River on a pedestrian path
Location
Cherry County, Nebraska
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1910 over Verdigre Creek near Niobrara, relocated in 1922 to a site near Verdigre, and taken out of service in 1993. Relocated and rebuilt in 1996 at present location.
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.
Also called
Smith Falls State Park Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.89007, -100.31395   (decimal degrees)
42°53'24" N, 100°18'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/392711/4749444 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sparks
Inventory number
BH 49300 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1910 (1,196)
Built during 1910s (9,879)
Cherry County, Nebraska (29)
Nebraska (1,684)
Niobrara River (26)
Open to pedestrians (4,443)
Owned by state (16,309)
 Park (280)
Parker through truss (1,363)
Parker truss (1,754)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,339)
Through truss (16,194)
Truss (34,602)

Update Log 

  • February 23, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • August 6, 2011: Added by James McCray

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Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net

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