Nixon Bridge
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Nixon Bridge MT
Photo taken by Tony Carter / Cronicle
View this photo at bozemandailychronicle.com
BH Photo #346691
Description
Local newspaper provides the history:Records indicate the bridge was originally built by the county in 1891 and placed over the Gallatin River, where it crossed through Central Park, a town between Manhattan and Belgrade.
In 1923, the county paid $1,824.50 to move 148 feet of the Pratt pin-connected truss bridge to its current location on Nixon Gulch Road, replacing another bridge.
In Feb. 2018 county commissioners voted to demolish the bridge.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bozemandailychronicle.com/n...
In 2020 it was relaced and this one was scrapped.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Gallatin River on CR 216
- Location
- Gallatin County, Montana
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- Future prospects
- Removed
- History
- Built 1891; Relocated here in 1923; rehabilitated 2000
- Design
- Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 148.0 ft.
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.4 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Nixon Gulch Road Bridge
Gallatin River Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +45.89158, -111.33684 (decimal degrees)
45°53'30" N, 111°20'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 12/473866/5082056 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Nixon Gulch
- Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
- 100
- Inventory number
- BH 23034 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of June 2018)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 42.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- July 30, 2021: New photo from John Bernhisel
- July 19, 2019: New photos from Nathan Holth
- March 11, 2018: Updated by John Bernhisel: News update.
- August 9, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
- January 22, 2017: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: Added categories "Othmar H. Ammann Nominee", "Othmar H Ammann Award winner"
- January 23, 2016: New Street View added by Dave King
- January 21, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
- October 9, 2015: Updated by Nathan Holth: Add relocation info, bridge name, and demo risk.
Sources
- Local organizations attempting to save Nixon Bridge - YouTube
- Nathan Holth
- News Article
- Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- John Bernhisel - Johnmbernhisel [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
The loss of this bridge would be a tragedy. It is a beautiful structure that almost reminds me of something that P E Lane would have thought up. I'm not suggesting that he was the builder here but the incredible amount of lacing on this bridge reminds me of some of his structures.
Regardless of builder, this is a great Victorian era Pratt truss bridge. A bridge like this is rare in the Mountain West.
This is scheduled to be demolished. 😢
http://www.kbzk.com/story/37443728/gallatin-county-commissio...
Here's my story on the beautiful Nixon Bridge. http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/county/commission-...
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/mt/gallatin/L1621600202001/
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/officials-to-temp...