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Old Lincoln Highway Bridge

Douglas County, Nebraska
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The replacement bridge

When the original pony truss bridge was replaced, because of the historical nature of this road, the original trusses were reattached to the new bridge. (This stretch of the Lincoln Highway has its original brick paving intact.)

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2003

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Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over W Br Papillion Creek on Old Lincoln Hwy
Location
Elkhorn, Douglas County, Nebraska
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Replaced 1998, the Pony Truss structures were replaced on the new bridge
Design
Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.27530, -96.20201   (decimal degrees)
41°16'31" N, 96°12'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/734345/4573095 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Elkhorn
Inventory number
BH 36323 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Douglas County, Nebraska (37)
Elkhorn, Nebraska (1)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (290)
Have street view (9,880)
Lincoln Highway (81)
Lost (10,352)
Lost 1998 (341)
Lost during 1990s (3,216)
 Nebraska (1,159)
Owned by city (3,045)
Pony truss (13,215)
Pratt pony truss (2,341)
Pratt truss (5,654)
Replaced by new bridge (7,131)
Truss (23,559)

Update Log 

  • June 20, 2010: Updated by Matthew Lohry: updated GPS coordinates
  • March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Bridge to "Lincoln Highway" Category
  • February 27, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Matt Lohry

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