St. Paul Bridge

Photos 

Road truss is visible behind the railroad truss.

© Iowa Department of Transportation

Enlarge

BH Photo #357844

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Parker through truss bridge over South Loup River on US 281

Location

Howard County, Nebraska

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1917; Replaced 1955

Builder

- Central States Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana

Design

Parker through truss

Also called

St. Paul State Aid Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.20283, -98.44572   (decimal degrees)
41°12'10" N, 98°26'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/546472/4561421 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Saint Paul

Inventory number

BH 72731 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 4, 2016: Updated by Dave King: Added builder "Central States Bridge Co.", date built & photo
• July 5, 2016: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

• NCRC - South Loup River Bridge (Upstream)

Sources 

• Luke
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• books.google.com - Bids on bridge

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