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Bala Street Bridge

Big Horn County, Montana

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Bala Street Bridge Crow Agency MT

View from the south

Photo taken by David Jones in November 2018

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BH Photo #438788

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Description 

Even though this bridge is a copy-cat prestressed bridge, it does have some "historic" significance here in our state. According to Jon Axline in his book "Monuments Above the Water", this is the first standardized prestressed concrete bridge built in Montana. It carries Bala Street in Crow Agency across the Little Big Horn River. Jon Axline - "Monuments Above the Water - Montana's Historic Bridges 1860-1956". Information is found on page 74.

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Little Big Horn River on Bala Street
Location
Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana
Status
Open to traffic
History
First standardized prestressed concrete bridge in Montana
Builder
- Montana Department of Transportation
Design
Concrete prestressed
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 51.8 ft.
Total length: 155.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.59722, -107.45976   (decimal degrees)
45°35'50" N, 107°27'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/308158/5052239 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83579 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Big Horn County, Montana (19)
Built 1958 (368)
Built during 1950s (4,007)
Crow Agency, Montana (1)
Montana (843)
Montana Department of Transportation (2)
Open (40,969)
Owned by state (16,554)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,420)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,183)

Update Log 

  • November 22, 2018: New photos from David Jones

Sources 

  • David Jones - david2jpix [at] yahoo [dot] com

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